#1- Help Grammy with birthday desserts. Check.
Thursday night Madelyn helped Grammy put the finishing touches on her birthday cake and cupcakes. (Yes, Zona, that was a Kitchen Aid mixer in the kitchen that you saw in a previous post... Who does that, right? Grammy does! She brought it all the way out from Phoenix so she could finish the birthday treats!)
#2- Decorate the condo to surprise Madelyn. Check.
Mommy, Daddy, & Grammy all stayed up late to decorate the condo with balloons and streamers, and we even set the breakfast table with monkey-themed plates and napkins. Chris and I were so impressed with the employees at the resort who helped us get helium into all the balloons we brought. We were worried that we might not be able to find a place late at night to do it, so they saved that day!
#3- Have a special birthday breakfast and then open presents. Check.
We made Madelyn's favorite breakfast... scrambled eggs, turkey bacon, and toast. Everyone enjoyed sitting at the decorated table together. Then we spent some time opening the gifts that Madelyn didn't sucker us into opening previously in the week. (Fortunately, there were still a couple left.)
#4- Go see Gnomeo & Juliet. Check.
Although we were disappointed that it was in 3-D, we got to see Gnomeo & Juliet on opening day. We told Madelyn she was one of the few kids who got to see the very first showing of this movie. I don't think she really got what that meant, but she was excited nonetheless. :) The last 3-D movie we saw (Tangled) didn't really work out too well, so we were worried that Madelyn would only make it half way through again. But, not this time! She watched the whole movie from beginning to end, although she wasn't acting quite herself, and tried to nod off a couple times. This had us a little worried.
#5- Go to Norte's for lunch by the beach. No check. :(
By the time the movie was over, Madelyn was feeling a little warm, and could hardly keep her eyes open. We certainly weren't going to bring her to lunch until she had a nap. She has been going nonstop all week, and her poor little body was starting to wear out. She fought it for a little bit because she really wanted to be by the beach, but after about two minutes in the car, she was out like a light. We took a detour back to the condo and got her down for nap.
#6-Go to the beach. No check. :(
Once Madelyn woke up from her nap, she was still feeling warm. We gave her some Tylenol and hoped it would help reduce the fever and perk her back up. She was so sad because she had been looking forward to playing on the beach all week, and today was finally a day warm enough to go. We promised her we'd be back again and we'd make time for the beach.
#7- Have cake and ice cream. Check (well, mostly check.)
We ended up ordering in from Norte, and had a delicious Mexican dinner. Then, to Madelyn's delight, we had cake (minus the ice cream)! Our intention was to pick up some ice cream while we were out to lunch, but that didn't happen. And, quite honestly, NO ONE wanted to spend 30 minutes making it with Madelyn's new ice cream maker. ;) So cake and cupcakes it was all around. And as usual, it was all delicious!
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