Three Blenheim kids have something extra special to smile about today.
Fabian Wilson, Campbell Gill and Ashley Johnstone are both turning 11 on November 11, 2011 - or 11/11/11.
Fabian said that having his eleventh birthday today was ''pretty cool''. He was celebrating by going to the movies and going for a swim at the new pool in Blenheim.
His mother Meleana Matangi said the family had not noticed the date that his birthday fell on this year until her sister pointed it out on FaceBook the night before.
Fabian was nearly born at 11am as well, arriving in the world sometime around 10.50am, she said.
Campbell's mum Tracy Bary said Campbell's birth was marked with a bit of ''drama and excitement'' after he arrived prematurely.
''He was meant to be born on Christmas Day, but he was arrived about seven weeks early.''
She and Campbell were flown by helicopter from Blenheim to Christchurch where he was born weighing about four pounds.
Springlands School pupil Campbell realised the significance a few months ago when he was thinking about his upcoming birthday and said it would be one he would remember for a long time.
He hoped to get a bit of cash for his birthday so he could save to buy either a scooter or iPod Touch.
Campbell is a prudent saver, and paid for most of an electric guitar he had recently bought. His parents paid for the rest as an early birthday present.
His special day will be a modest affair with a birthday dinner surrounded by a few friends.
Meanwhile, Ashley and her family will be celebrating with a family trip to Hanmer Springs.
The family moved to Blenheim from near Edendale, outside Invercargill, in August and Ashley's mum had always envisaged a large get together with family and friends around a bonfire had they not moved.
She and husband Carl had figured out the significance of Ashley's 11th birthday shortly after she was born.
Ashley however, who goes to Rapaura School, had cottoned on in the past few months.
She wanted a scooter for her birthday and said she and her friends at school thought the occasion was pretty cool.
- The Marlborough Express
SIMON WONG
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