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A Birthday Week Filled with Pink Cake and Play

·San Francisco, California·#bay area#family#autumn#kids#birthday-party#2009
A woman cuts a pink cake as two young children watch and two adults stand in the background.

Looking back at this week in October 2009, it seems like the birthday celebration spanned several days. The centerpiece, at least for the kids, was a very pink frosted cake that we cut at home. I remember watching all the kids around the table, intently focused on getting their slice.

There was another party at an indoor venue, where everyone—kids and adults alike—ended up in a giant, colorful ball pit. It was exactly the kind of joyful chaos you expect from a kid's party. We also had a smaller moment with a single cupcake and a candle, another chance to sing and make a wish.

Amid the parties, we found other moments of fun. I have a vivid memory of a huge smile on a bright pink inflatable ride outdoors on a sunny day. And one evening, I caught a quiet moment looking out over the Bay Area as the city lights started to twinkle under a fading sunset. It was a nice, calm bookend to a few loud and happy days.

Two young children, one blonde and one with brown hair, eat cake from pink plates with utensils.Two young children sit at a dark table with pink frosted cakes, an adult hand serving slices.Two young children sit at a table with a lit cupcake, a juice box, and a water bottle; an adult laughs behind them.A child in a tie-dye shirt blows out three lit candles on a pink birthday cake with pink roses nearby.Two adults and four children play in a large, colorful ball pit inside a recreational area.Two children sit at a table, both looking at a pink cupcake with a lit candle, with a woman laughing behind them.Panoramic twilight view of city lights illuminating a bay and bridge, with low fog and a blue-to-orange sky.A smiling child in a yellow shirt and pink top sits in a pink amusement ride.

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