Maia's first birthday was celebrated in Tokyo, with a tiny cake and a solitary candle that I blew out after singing her an out-of-tune "Happy Birthday." With Daddy busy all day and all night at the Foreign Ministry, making sure that Japan was still on
Sports parties: water bottles, baseballs autographed by birthday boy, packs of Big League Chew gum, flying discs, water shooters. * For a cowboy-themed party: a horsehoe decorated at the party, a journal with cowboy fabric as a cover, a bandana.
Celebrating Arizona's 100th birthday Tonto Basin school style
“Arizona produces enough cattle to feed 4.2 million people,” said one of Nixon’s students.
“The Arizona Citrus Growers Association reports 21,000 citrus acres,” said another.
“Arizona has tourist areas such as the Grand Canyon,” said a third.
Parents lined the benches along the wall to listen proudly to their students and snap pictures. Each of the other classes listened respectfully, except the preschoolers who spent most of the time fidgeting.
The community came together to create this school. Instead of passing a bond to raise money to build the school, Tonto Basin residents dug into their pockets and donated time and resources to create the school of today.
Built with the idea that the community could use the gym for larger community events, the room acts as the central plaza to each of the elementary school rooms.
The assembly finished with everyone singing happy birthday to Arizona over a cake baked into the shape of the state.
