Birthday at the Beach

Emma wanted to celebrate her 11th birthday with a trip to the beach. The night before we had lots of fun making cupcakes. Emma is becoming very adept at using the frosting tips. I am impressed as this is not an easy task, especially in our climate. The frosting melts almost as quickly as you get it on the cupcake! Emma chose to spend her day at the beach in Sa'ilele. It is a beautiful village and one of my favorite features is how the road turns to sand as you drive through the coconut trees (check out a previous post for more pictures of Sa'ilele). Always the hostess, Emma was happy to pass out cupcakes to all of our friends.Although they are everywhere here, I still get a kick out of seeing hermit crabs on the beach. Emma used to keep these as pets in Michigan when she was 6 and 7 years old! We enjoyed beach combing and I helped Emma add to her beach glass collection.Emma got some great gifts. Not many toys this year - clothes, shoes, cool pens, music and other 11-year-old must haves. It was a wonderful day. Thanks to Emma for coming up with a great way to celebrate her birthday.