6/14/2009 - We'd planned to go out to eat on Saturday night and bring the cake and ice cream to the little Mexican Restaurant near our apartment, but it seems that plan changed and we ended up celebrating the day with Sarah on an outing (even though it was too hot for the zoo) eating under a shade tree by the fountain smelling the sweet magnolias in bloom at George Hermann Memorial Park. We got a pretty reasonable lunch that we had ample left-overs to bring home to James, at the hospital cafeteria for around $10.00 and tried to enjoy the day just sight-seeing in-doors and out in the shade when it wasn't too hot. We had the cake which James picked up on Saturday the following Sunday afternoon at Ava's apartment. They have their birthdays one day apart and we just decided not to feel pressed or to press anyone to spend a lot of money because we would have to get things for Sarah later and I just didn't think that spur-of-the-moment purchases were a good thing. She needed socks, but I didn't want anyone to be obligated. The point of the day was to have a good time and to enjoy each other's company, to relax and to have cake and ice cream, to sit and talk and to rest. They also go the opportunity to watch how much Sarah has grown and how she tried to take the chair and push it to walk and how she was trying to talk and to push herself up on her hands to stand erect. She's trying very hard and that is worth it for her birthday. We can always get her toys and clothes and things that she needs as she is growing. I still brought Sarah's red cup with the lid and about 4 cans of Dr. Pepper. I opened one and left it in the fridge because we had to leave in a hurry, but Sarah and I would have something to drink in case there was no soda there. Sarah tried to get into Paul's beer a couple of times, but we stopped her. This is Sarah commandeering Ava's chair when she got up. LLO'C