Henry's 10th Birthday

Henry turned 10 way back on March 21. Double digits!!  

It was a school day, but Henry opened one present before heading off for a long day of learning. 

The D&D Monsters Manual was a huge hit!

After school and work, Henry opened the rest of his gifts.  

Will chipped in for a Yu-Gi-Oh book.

We always go out for a birthday dinner and the boys almost always pick Tokyohana. We arrived to find the restaurant shuttered and had to quickly come up with Plan B. We decided on The Melting Pot, which was the perfect place to celebrate Henry's 10th birthday.

One of the best parts about Tokyohana is watching your food be cooked right in front of you, and The Melting Pot has a similar concept.

Birthday sweets

We even picked the s'mores dessert fondue, which was lit on fire!

Even though it wasn't our first choice, we all decided that The Melting Pot was the perfect place to celebrate a birthday. I wouldn't be surprised if we celebrate there again!

Another birthday tradition is getting cupcakes from Crave. The boys rarely have room for dessert after their birthday dinner, so we almost always eat our birthday cupcakes a day late. 

For Henry's birthday party, we decided to try an escape room, and it was one of the most fun parties we've had (not to mention about 1000 times easier than hosting a party at our house!).  Henry invited five friends and we headed to Midtown to Room Escape Time to try to escape from the Villains Hideout. The premise was that we were superheroes who had lost our powers and had been captured by an evil villain. We were handcuffed (Henry is wearing two sets because he was so dangerous) and locked in a room, where we had just one hour to figure out the clues and escape.

We made it out -- with some help from the host. It was so much fun!

Back at home, the kids played games in the backyard before sitting down for some birthday cake.  

Henry saw a recipe for a "Sicilian Love Cake" on the Food Network while we were on vacation, and that was his birthday cake request. It's a simple cake mix with a mascarpone/ricotta filling and it is quite delicious!

It was so windy that we had to come inside for Henry to blow out the candles.  

Presents afterward

We had such a wonderful time celebrating our new 10-year-old! Happy birthday, Henry!