A Gathering - for the 14th

We know that we are getting out of the birthday loop, when Reeve arranges to meet his friends for pizza and a movie (Jungle Book), and politely tells his parents that there is no need for us to be too close.  So after a check-in (and money to pay for the festivities), it was wait until we meet at the ice cream shop after the movie.  

Wow, so this is what the future of birthdays is like?  (Sounds easier from the parental planning stage.)