My niece -- probably 6-8 at the time -- was in town visiting my parents. She happened to be interested in astronomy at the time. In trying to keep her entertained, they promised to take her to the planetarium... but the only day they had a show (and evening outing with telescopes) coincided with my birthday.
We all went to the show, then went out to check out the stars and planets. She was a little shy, so I took her (and held her up) to the telescope. We saw the Moon up close, Mars and Jupiter.
Then it was off to a nearby ice cream shop for sundaes.
I honestly can't remember exactly which birthday it was -- past the milestones to care much anymore anyway -- but this was the first to come to mind. I'm glad it did. :)
On Sun, 29 Sep 2019, Jon Bell wrote:
Share a great birthday experience.