James and Kalista

We started out the day by taking Adelaide to a big indoor play area. She was so happy to have her best friend here all to herself! A couple times when she has been around him and other kids at the same time, I found her pouting and she tried to explain that she doesn't like sharing him. They play very cute together and had a great time.








After James came home from work we walked to a nearby shopping area that has many restaurant options, including several American ones. We told Addy she could pick where we'd eat that night and we kept walking until she stopped in front of "The Texas Roadhouse." She was happy with her choice because they had wonderful mango smoothies.




They brought Addy ice cream and sang her a crazy Filipino version of happy birthday. The poor girl looked scared to death while they were singing to her! But she was happy after they left and she quickly devoured her ice cream.











I didn't have a cake mix and I did not feel like making a cake recipe from scratch, so we decided to take Addy to the cutest cupcake bakery I've ever seen. She was thrilled to pick out her own cupcake. They put the cupcake in a pretty blue box and boy she treated that cupcake like it was the most precious gift! I've walked past the shop many times and assumed the cupcakes would be very pricy. I was pleasantly surprised by how inexpensive they actually were.
















After discovering how cheap the cupcakes are at that bakery, I decide to go to another bakery and let her pick out a birthday cake as well. She chose a pink cake and was thrilled when we cut it open and it was purple inside. Purple is still her favorite color. Before we moved here I bought Addy some cute wood puzzles and planned to do a puzzle themed party for her birthday because she loves puzzles so much. I had ideas for puzzle decorations and puzzle games and was very excited about it. But once we arrived I became too focused on trying to get settled and I had no motivation to finish planning her puzzle party. The good thing though is that Addy could care less about not having a fancy puzzle party, in fact she never even knew she was going to have one. She had a happy day and that's all that matters. We sure love our sweet 4 year old!