Hey look! It's a biker chick in a new birthday dress (thanks Olona!) For Emma's actual birthday, we thankfully had the day off together to really give her some special attention. We let her call the shots all day (as much as a 2 year old can) and it turned out to be a really fun spontaneous time together. Her first request (ok maybe we suggested it...) was breakfast at Starbucks which is always a hit. She chose to ride her bike which meant we moved slower than if she was walking but it was her birthday - who were we to stop her! Isla brought along a balloon so we were a walking birthday parade!
A girl and her bagel...could life get better?
Rather than bike the 1/2 mile back home, Graham opted to run home and get the car. :) Then we took off for the zoo to see monkeys. I think getting our cheap-o friends of the zoo pass was probably one of the best financial investments we've made thus far!
While the birthday girl got her beauty sleep at home, Graham whipped up some perfectly traditional picnic fare which we carted off to Juanita Beach. By this point it was after 5 PM but it was WARM so we all went swimming first. Lovely!
Our menu consisted of cherry tomatoes, a personal sized watermelon (which Emma almost literally consumed personally), a beet salad with lemon zest and almonds and homemade Beecher's Mac 'n Cheese with crab. I'm sure it's what everyone there was eating. Totally.
Needless to say, it was delicious!
Life guard for a day
It just so happened that the Juanita Friday evening market was in full swing so we perused for a bit before heading home for...
"PEGGY" CUPCAKES!!!
Emma was thrilled to have cake. Again.
Next came presents. I forgot how even two year olds can get so excited by gifts. I mean, look at Emma's sweet face as she opened her gift from Isla: twin babies with bunk beds! She LOVED them! Unfortunately my "brilliant" idea of getting two babies hasn't panned out as I'd hoped and apparently when one has two babies one needs BOTH babies. At all times. We're working on it...
Emma also got some new hair clips and Hello Kitty bandaids but the babies and beds took the cake!
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