Thanks to a felicitous coincidence in the timing of my vacation, I was in Boise for Shae’s fifth birthday party. We were both delighted that I could be part of the special occasion.
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| Legos featured prominently among the gifts |
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| An outdoor Lego pool that Barbie would have loved. I hadn’t realized the company had made such strides in marketing to little girls. Way to move beyond spaceships and castles, Legos! |
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| Look at that face! The object of such excitement: an iPad-like device called a LeapPad, which has cute educational games geared for five-year-old girls. |
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| The princess candles sparkled. They were a little scary, at first. |
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| They also took a few puffs to blow out. |
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| Shae’s cake of choice was a vanilla and chocolate “Oreo” ice cream cake. Naturally, I covered mine in chocolate syrup. |
Legos, ice cream cake, princess candles. The only thing missing? A gun. Oh, wait, no! We had one of those, too:
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| Jordan’s newest toy |
Because apparently it’s totally normal to show off your new handgun at your daughter’s birthday party. But then, in a world where the wedding party goes shooting before the ceremony, I guess this should not come as a surprise.
What was really awkward is that, right as Jordan was showing me the gun, the doorbell rang. Instead of answering the door with a fire-arm in hand, he handed the weapon to me and left me to stand my ground in the kitchen — which I did by putting the gun in my pocket and pretending like it wasn’t there.
A More Gentlemanlike Manner 
Oh fun to get to be there fore Shae's party. That could well be the only time you'll be left holding the gun…Lady
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TOTALLY normal. Uh . . .
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