Happycakes!

Yesterday we had the pleasure of celebrating two second birthdays.  We woke up and had a little breakfast party for Norah, including some surprisingly good supermarket cake.  She was pretty excited, and kept saying "happy birthday cake!" and then, just "happy cakes!"  Shorty before noon, we loaded into a taxi to head to a birthday party for our neighbor Alexa, who is exactly the same age as Norah.  We were delighted that our neighbors invited us, and we enjoyed meeting their families.  It was fun to be part of a Bulgarian family birthday celebration.  The party was at a nice little restaurant that had a separate playroom, so the kids played under the supervision of a party princess while the adults chatted, drank some wine, and enjoyed some food.  Several of the other attendees knew it was Norah's birthday and brought presents for her, too, which was very sweet of them.  Norah also got to blow out the candles on Alexa's cake, which she really enjoyed.  We came home, and after a nap and a quick run to the store had dinner and one more serving of cake.  The day was capped by Sara finding Annie on television in English (which made her very happy) and then, when it was over, finding The Naked Gun (which made me incredibly happy).  So, a good day for everyone!