We had a great few days of celebration for Addison's birthday. We did her birthday dinner and cake the night before, and the day of, Addison got to choose several things to do. Her birthday dinner consisted of "long pasta" and "chicken on the bone" (translated this means spaghetti and fried chicken). Her cake was Mom's first attempt at a homemade strawberry cake, and as you can see from the picture, the icing didn't quite set. Can anyone say "pink puddle"?
On her actual birthday, we served her breakfast in bed, then headed to church where she had a donut afterward and got to play on the big outside playground.
Next it was off to the movies to see Kit Kittredge, An American Girl; Addison got to pick candy (we NEVER buy candy at the movies) and she cried when Kit's daddy came home - so cute!
We met Tim and Kieran at the infamous boat store, aka Bass Pro Shop. This is our third birthday at the boat store. Anyone who says you have to pay $100+ for a destination birthday has not seen the fun we have climbing on the boats and checking out all the "stuffed" (mounted) animals. Our kids can't possibly get that they were hunted, shot, killed and stuffed, otherwise I suspect their reactions would be just a little different.
Last but not least, we got to have breakfast for dinner at IHOP. Chocolate chip pancakes were on the menu and everyone (including Tim!) had them. While Addison was thrilled you can see that everyone was spent at the end of the day - Coeli with her big fake smile, Tim not even looking at the camera, Logan half keeled over, and Kieran crying. A perfect day ended on a perfectly predictable note! Woo Hoo!
