Two of the kids in Alice’s class have birthdays within a week of hers. Andrew is one of them and his birthday party was today. Alice was very excited about it, especially buying a present for Andrew. It was some sort of Pokemon thing along with a Pokemon themed card that play music. Mom tells me this was a big hit with Andrew, who basically stopped opening presents once he found that. By the end, though, Andrew was in near catatonia from the onslaught and had to be rescued from the crowd.