Evan's parents threw him a surprise party for his 9th birthday. We surprised Owen with it, so he had no idea he was invited until the day before or where it was until we pulled into the parking lot of Andretti Speedway. Evan was surprised and Owen was thrilled to see his friend. So much so that he had to lift Evan right off the ground.
The Three Musketeers. Owen, Lou and Evan.
Owen had quite the blue tongue after eating birthday cake.
He was excited about racing in a gokart by himself.
So. Very. Excited.
Bunny ears are quite popular around here.
Once Owen was in a gokart, his feet didn't reach the pedals. So he had to switch to a two-seater and ride shotgun to his Momma. He giggled the whole way around the race track. And giggled louder as our helmets knocked together going around curves.
After racing around the track, the kids were given cards to play arcade games. Owen used up the majority of his card on games like the claw where you use a joystick to move the claw before it drops and feebly attempts to pick up oversized toys.
As we walked out to our car through the parking lot, the tears started and didn't stop for some time. The boy said he didn't have any fun. None. He could have fooled me. I think he was a bit tired from a full day and over-stimulated from the raceway.
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