The birthday finale

Well at long last, my birthday celebration has come to an end.  I picked up my final package today from Rachel, another great poster - this one of Eddie Vedder from the days when Pearl Jam was young and so was I.  I think this one can go on the back of my door so I can enjoy it all to myself.  :)  Thanks Rachy!!!  (I started unrolling it from the bottom end and knew what it was as soon as I saw his shoe.)

On the way home from the post office, I stopped to see if the red Docs I've been wanting had come in my size.  Yes!!!  So I spent the rest of my birthday money from my parents on that.  Thanks Mom and Dad!!!

Luckily, Oscar's birthday package arrived in Moorhead today as well!  Not too bad, considering how far it had to go!  Rachel was kind enough to record him opening it.  (Great shirt choice, BTW.)

Yeah, typical Auntie Jess move here sending him something highly dangerous.  Ooops!  First I give Elloise a gumball, now I send Oscar coins.  I clearly underestimated the level of explorational freedom Rachel allows him.  Silly me.  It's a fancy box with a postcard and some Macau coins inside - a little momento of my time here.  I mean, every man needs a man box, right?

Chris, Beth's boyfriend from Mainland China, gave me the idea for this gift.  He said that it's tradition to buy children tiger shoes when they are small so they'll grow to be big and strong.  That crazy eyebrow marking is actually the character for tiger and is usually placed there on tiger shoes.  These are not super traditional, more like tiger slippers, but I thought that was apropos since they are from me. 

Final shot with him modeling the shoes and opening a wooden fishing puzzle game.  If he's going to learn to outfish my dad, he'd better start practicing now.  Thanks for sharing, Rach!