Fiesta

Wednesday was Em's official birthday.  We spoke at a church a fair distance away, and so we wanted to do something "special" to celebrate her birthday.  What we came up with was going to Chevy's, a local Mexican restaurant.  The best part of Chevy's though, is that they have this great tradition of gifting a sombrero on a birthday person and the staff sings a cute little song.  Em loved her hat.  

 She also loved her special strawberry smoothie.

 Between the drink, the hat, and the endless free chips, I thought she may never want to leave!

 As a parent, I was a bit concerned that having a birthday away from all her friends was going to be a bit of a let down for Em.  This face, however, showed me that even just family can still be great.

 After the two-hour drive, we got into the town a bit early and decided to explore a bit.  We found a fabulous park and Em had such a fun time.  She kept showing off her "happy" shirt and new shorts to all the park attendees (thanks Auntie Kim!).

And somehow, we even managed to get a single picture of all three kids, looking, smiling and happy... and then somehow managed to delete the original image from the computer and camera.  *D'oh!*