Happy Birthday Lala!!

Today was my sweet little Lala's 6th birthday. I don't know how the time has gone by so fast. I still remember her birth and infancy so vividly, she was the fattest, cutest baby! I made her this birthday crown so she could announce to the world that she was the birthday girl! Craig took the day off from work so we could all celebrate together. I love my Lala so much!











Lala requested that we go to the Fair Oaks Pharmacy and Soda Fountain to celebrate. This place is super-cute. It is always beautifully decorated and has the cutest gifts and toys. It has an old-fashioned theme and is a lot like Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour which is where we used to go when we were young for many birthdays. We had a yummy lunch and delicious ice cream treats. The girls loved wandering the store and playing with the cute toys and valentine gifts. It was nice that grandpa could join us too!











She got a fun clown sundae and we sang "Happy Birthday" to her. Later, she opened a couple of presents--Bella made her a felt heart pin and bought her the heart necklace she is wearing. Craig and I got her a beautiful Sleeping Beauty book.
























We then drove out to Santa Monica to the Acorn Store. This store is like a dream come true! It carries our favorite kind of toys--mostly wooden and other very beautiful (Waldorfy) things. It is so much fun just to hang around in there. We told Lala she could pick out one new toy there. It was hard, but she finally chose a really cute magnetic ballerina set.





We then went to the Santa Monica Pier to ride the ferris wheel. It was just before sunset. It was very cold and super windy, but so much fun!! The view from up on top is fantastic!


















We then walked the pier and the girls rode a bunch of the little 50 cent rides. It was a very nice birthday and we all had a lot of fun! Happy Birthday, Lala!!