By awesome Ashton
Today we got birthday cake at the gluten-free bakery and ate it at a park with a fountain.
And then Sadie and mom went shopping at Naf Naf, a brand from France that mom really liked when she was in college.
Then we stayed at our apartment, packed our bags, and signed out of the Airbnb.
Then we went to a park near the train station…. That’s when it happened!!! Out of the unzipped pocket of my dad’s duffel bag he pulled out something small flat and round with a stick on the bottom. A table tennis paddle and then pulled out another one and then for the grand finale he pulled out a 3 pack of ping pong balls! He said happy birthday Ashton. I hugged him in joy and gratitude then he pointed to a pair of ping-pong tables that he had seen on the first day when we had gotten off the train. Then we started to play until we had to pack up and get on the train. He also explained how and when he secretly got the paddles and balls.
Then we started our 7-hour train trip to Split, Croatia!