Anna's 12th Birthday

Anna is already a natural event planner. For her birthday she wanted to go to the Santa Monica Pier with her closest girlfriends and check out the sights and ride on the roller coaster. Then, dinner would be at a nearby Caribbean restaurant that she saw on the Food Network channel. So right after school on Friday, her actual birthday, we drove the girls up to Los Angeles to fulfill her wish. Sabrina and Gabbi stepped out of their comfort zone and went on the roller coaster twice with Madison and Anna (who already like fast rides). Then we all strolled over to Cha Cha Chicken for a tasty dinner. Oh, and did I mention Sam and Steve won this giant eagle, by landing a ring on a bottle in one of those carnival games? It was an excellent birthday.