Bilbo's Birthday
So I'm not a Lord of The Rings Fan. But Ray is. He loves the books and reads them over and over. So he decided to expose our kids to Bilbo's Birthday, also known as Hobbit Day, this year. Ray isn't typically one to plan and celebrate things, so this was a big deal! The kids have been looking forward to it for months. And I have to say that it's been a little odd when we're at Costco and they are going on and on about Bilbo's birthday to strangers and then looking at me for an explanation... Let's just say that I don't even try to explain! But anyway... the kids LOVED it. They loved looking forward to it and then everything we did to celebrate. Here's what we did... Ray read them part of the Fellowship of the Ring where they were planning Bilbo's party and then he sent them invitations.... Before dinner, Ray did a scavenger hunt all over our neighborhood (our HOA owns several acres of community land which has a creek, barn, fiel
