Scout's birthday 2020

 We have a teenager.

What do you do when a kid becomes a "Quaran-teen"? 

Well, we ordered alpacas. And it was so much fun. We told very few people, given the nature of the pandemic and caution about gathering. But we contacted a local alpaca farm that we were familiar with and asked if they would "deliver". Essentially, this husband and wife team (Eric and Laura) like to offer these animals for events and education opportunities. When we saw these guys, it was mere days before their summer shearing, so they were literally fluffy walking pillows. 

Cory helped me hang the banner

Her favorite: bagels

Start the day with a scavenger hunt for presents that I hid throughout the neighbors' yards

Ruby made Scout the world's cutest Office collage, and the sign behind her is an Office reference

This cool sweatshirt came from Grandma and Grandpa, a nod to one of Scout's favorite shows: The Good Place

Cory talks with Laura and Eric from Sunrise Silhouettes

Our friend Ella came over on her bike to see the alpacas

We also told the neighbors about the animals

Kathy and Dick enjoying the alpacas

In this picture, you can see Jack on the far right, Zoe in front of the fence and Kate behind her

The girls eventually helped keep the animals tethered while Eric and Laura were packing up the corral

Here you can see Christy Armstrong and her kids Zoe and Dax, with Grandpa Dick right behind

It's hard to see in this photo, but there's a cake topper that says "It Is Your Birthday" with a Dwight Schrute head cut-out

The big present from mom & dad was the iPad 

The girl requested sushi for her birthday

Candles on her cake

And the best part was that we kept it a surprise from Scout, so when the time came, we invited her to walk out into the front yard, only to be met with these alpacas in a little corral beneath the ash tree in our front yard. You can catch a bit of her surprise in this video. In the video, you can hear Laura introducing the alpacas: (I think they were) Comet, Elvis and Zappa

All in all, a pretty good birthday for a weird pandemic birthday