Daddy's Birthday!

Daddy's birthday was on Saturday. We started the day with going to the Brick Yard for coffee and breakfast. It was a gorgeous morning, quiet and breezy with the lovely sounds of the saxophone playing in the background. We knew it was going to get hot so we decided to head over to Balboa Park and the Ruben H. Fleet Science Museum.
We parked behind the organ pavilion so we could get some iced tea from the Japanese Tea House on the way to the museum. Emma and Donald bring out the teas.
While enjoying the last remains of a morning coolness we heard bagpipes practicing over at the organ pavilion so we walked over to get a glimpse before heading through the park.
We made the right choice for such a hot day which I think got up into the 100's. We enjoyed an Imax film on the ocean and then headed into science area try out all the cool science experiments. They also have a new area called Kid City for 5 and under and Emma had a blast!

There was lots to do and experiment with! I ended up taking Emma back to the Science Museum on Tuesday to beat the heat once more and we spent an hour and a half just in Kid City!
Daddy and Emma made wonderful music and Emma proudly sang "happy birthday Daddy" as she played.

We cant escape that end of the park with out taking a walk around the big fountain. Emma loves the water and enjoys getting to walk up high with Daddy. I dressed Emma in orange that day specifically for Daddy since he loves that color so much. The two made quite a pair!

They were all to happy to stop and pose for me in the shade on our way back to the car.

But someone started getting a bit sleepy and hungry so it was Daddy arms that carried her the rest of the way.
We had made no plans for the day so everything we did just randomly happened. On our way out of the park we decided to head to Little Italy because I still needed to pick up Donald's cake I ordered for him at Extraordinary Deserts...so we thought we could grab something to eat there. We ended up at the Burger Lounge. Another wonderful choice. Very tasty! Simple menu with amazing flavor! A must for anyone visiting Little Italy. Then it was off to pick up Daddy's cake. Below is Emma and Daddy grabbing their waters, it was so hot and nothing tastes better than cool water.
Emma was getting sleepy and it was past her nap time so when we finally went home that afternoon we all snuggled in bed and Emma got to watch the "Rescuers" for the first time and Daddy and Mommy got to rest.

After our much needed rest, we headed out to meet up with Aunt Andra, Uncle Kevin, Grandma and Grandpa at the Fish House in Mission Valley. It was yummy as usual and Daddy got his favorite...sushi!We then all headed back to our place for a happy birthday song, cake, and presents. I forgot ice cream so Aunt Andra and Uncle Kevin got us some on their way over! I think the cake was just about on fire with all the candles I had to put on it. Extraordinary Deserts does such a wonderful job decorating the cake with flowers and ribbon, but I forgot to tell them the cake was for a Daddy so we ended up with pink and purple flowers and ribbon. Donald didn't mind at all because the cake was a yummy tiramisu cake!
Of course Emma helped Daddy blow them all out, though I think by Grandpa's expression, we weren't sure the two of them would get them all out.
Donald and I had decided this year for our birthdays that we would by new furniture for the living room so only small gifts were given from Emma and me. We framed up a map of London and gave daddy a Charges luggage tag.
Grandma and Grandpa spoiled their little boy with a blue ray disc player!
And Aunt Andra and Uncle Kevin came through with Madden 10. Emma and I also surprised Daddy with 3 blue ray movies with two of them already his favorites 5th Element and Sean of the Dead.
We had such a blast for Daddy's birthday! The whole day was full of fun and excitement. That on Sunday we just relaxed and did a bit of shopping. Emma still says happy birthday every night to daddy before she goes to sleep.