Hayley nodded, "Yesh, mamma!"

As her mother stood, the small child ran from the kitchen to join the close friends and family members flooding their home.

With the cake moved into the living room in the center of a table filled with plenty of snacks and treats and things to drink, Savannah exclaimed quietly, "He's here, everyone!" when the sound of keys turning in the front door met her ears.

As the door opened, cries of "Happy Birthday, Curt!" could be heard, but none compared to the little badger girl running to hug her father, shouting, "Happy Hogoween Birfday, Daddy!"