Birthday number 6 was a big turning point for Mr. Teo. This year he wanted a "nothing cute" party: no guitar-slinging, corny song-singing, Nerf ball-throwing, parachute-twirling party men. Instead he wanted fast rides and frosty drinks with neon colors in weirdly shaped cups. So with 5 friends in tow, we headed to Knott's Berry Farm where he certainly got his fill of all that. Then he returned home to a Christmas-like bounty of presents including a little handwritten love letter by me, which he seemed to be very touched by (and which touched me greatly in return.) With six new rather challenging Lego sets to put together, it's on to some serious construction work today. I see a bottle of red wine in my future this evening….