birthday fun

I feel so old already and it's only been 3 days. As you can see in the post below we started the day with some dancing and then I cleaned the house a little. Cleaning. Such a great gift to myself. My friend Allison came to visit on Saturday afternoon and we headed to the mall for some shopping and pedicures. It turned out to be a gorgeous day and it was really fun to just hang out with a friend (without our children). That night we headed to dinner at a Japanese Steak house called Daruma's. It was Addison's first time. I was a little nervous, but she loved it. I can't wait to take her back.

I walked out of the house and didn't even bring my purse. So I was without all sources of picture taking material. Luckily Allison came prepared and she started the picture taking in the car.

The waitress and grill man at the restaurant were so nice. They even embarrassed the heck out of me with a loud drum and birthday song. I'm not posting that picture. Addison got her own set of chopsticks and had no idea what to think about them. The fire in the beginning scared her a little, but it was all she could talk about through the entire meal. Every sizzle or pop was "fire". So the nice grill man did the fire for her again at the end. This time it wasn't as scary. She was so mesmerized by the entire process.

Allison made a good point and said you have to have cake and candles on your birthday. Even though I was stuffed and couldn't eat any, it was fun to sing and blow out the candles. Addison enjoyed helping.

Thanks to everyone who sent cards and gifts. It turned out to be a great birthday. A big thanks to Allison for spending the day with us. I had a really good time. And I can't wait for our next trip to Starbucks. :)

And to Michael...thanks for the awesome body pillow and gift card. I love you so much and birthdays wouldn't be the same without you.