Mira's Birthday

On Mira's actual birthday - Tuesday, November 17th - we had a very busy day!

We started the day with a visit to Ms. Karen, the wonderful lady that keeps Mira at the gym while I'm working out. We took her a cupcake, and she and Mira played while I hit the treadmill.

Later that morning, Mira and I went up to the TCD office and delivered more cupcakes. Mira had fun toddling around, looking out the big windows, and dancing to some "Jeopardy" music (those guys have some crazy toys up there at the office!)

From there, Kenny joined us for lunch at Jason's Deli. Mira and I shared a grilled cheese, she had some carrots, then she and Daddy shared ice cream for dessert!

After lunch, it was time for Gymboree. Kenny joined us since it was her birthday, and he hadn't been in a long time. Mira got such a nice surprise at Gymboree - her best bud, Mason, brought her a rose and a balloon!!!! So, so, so sweet and thoughtful!!

Gymboree was a blast. Mira was climbing and walking all over the place and at the end everyone sang
"Happy Birthday" to her. It was so funny, because when they started, she walked right into the center of the parachute as if she knew she was (or wanted to be) the center of attention in that moment! Ha!

That evening, we took Mira to Mr. Gatti's since, again, pizza is her favorite thing to eat! She ate quite a bit of pizza and then got brave enough to try a few bites of random other things I pulled off the salad bar - cottage cheese and pudding to name a couple. She instantly spit out the cottage cheese and scarfed the pudding!

She even got to play in the arcade a little bit before heading home!

Back at home, we had a short Skype with Grandma Sheila & Papanui so they could say hello and sing "Happy Birthday" to her.

After shutting down the computer, we remembered that we had another gift to open and more cake to cut! I saved the top tier of the cake from her baby shower that Aunt Coco had made! We thawed it out for her actual birthday, since she had her party/cake on Saturday. I think this was the fourth or fifth time she was sung "Happy Birthday" (not including all the "practice" times that Kenny and I sang to her before her party!).  =)

She didn't really eat much of it...I think she was stuffed from Mr. Gatti's, because I tasted it, and it was still moist and delicious! She played with it for a little while and then her new mini cars before it was time for her bath.

What an exciting, fun-filled birthday!!