Lets start the weekend before his birthday. We had been umming and aahing about whether to baptise Owen, or simply have a dedication service (Christians have long argued about whether or not to baptise infants). Finally we decided, and on the Sunday before his birthday, Owen got baptised. He wasn't at all bothered by the water (hooray for swimming lessons!), or the attention. As soon as it was over, he ran straight off the to the back room to play with the other kids. 
On Owen's actual birthday (mid week), Nathan was sick with a tummy bug and stayed in bed all day. It wasn't such a loss, as he would have otherwise been at work anyway. Owen shared a dinosaur cake with his friends at playgroup. He really loves dinosaurs, courtesy of Dorothy the (rose eating) dinosaur, one of the wiggles' ensemble characters; and the "Stomp Dino, Stomp" Play School song. 
Owen joined in with gusto to sing happy birthday to himself. Happy Birthday is one of the many songs in his repertoire, and he usually follows with a slightly incorrect, but very cute "hiccup hooray". By Saturday, Nathan was better, and the whole family went to ride on the miniature steam trains. Click here to watch. This train club is only 10 minutes walk from us, and has rides once a month. It's very popular, especially for birthday parties. No wonder - at $1 per ride, it's a bargain!
To top it off, on Sunday we took Owen on a bike ride to Eastwood. Eastwood has lots of asian grocery shops and restaurants. Here is Owen relishing a Dan (egg) Tart. MMMMmmm... a perfect end to a perfect birthday week!
