ledger's birthday

We had big plans for his 8th birthday for Ledger, but with the quarantine, we had to improvise.  He was understandably heartbroken about the whole thing.  He was sure that the virus did this to him personally...  We did the best we could to make it a special day none the less.  Fortunately we had been planning ahead and had gifts for him already, but we didn't have any birthday wrapping paper- so we used the left over Christmas paper!  He has always been obsessed with snowmans, so he didn't really mind at all.
As a way to make it a little more special, I contacted a bunch of people and asked them to send a quick little video wishing him a happy birthday.  We ended up getting more than a dozen videos from his classmates, grandparents, aunts and uncles, and all his cousins!  We all gathered together in the living room and I was able to show them up on our big tv.  He was surprised and delighted by all the people who were thinking about him even though they couldn't be here with us.  It really helped make the day as special as could be for him.  He opened his gifts and was very excited about the different prizes.  his favorite part, of course, was the delicious cake we had for him!
Though it wasn't at all what we had all hoped, it ended up being a very special birthday after all!
(more pics: 1, 2)