Kalia turns 4

Kalia has now advanced from the standard one day birthday celebration to the weekend extravaganza!
This year we planned a trip to O ahu, HI, and while not the primary purpose for the trip, Kalia's birthday took center stage. We stayed at the Ala Moana Hotel located adjacent to the Ala Moana Shopping center, and used this location as the stage for the birthday party. The morning of April 4th Kalia awoke to a bathtub full of colorful balloons and a streamer explosion hanging from the shower rod. A note from her best friend Dora the Explorer wished our little princess a happy birthday and sent her across the hall to Tutu and Papa's room for her gifts. Tutu was in possession of a note from swiper the fox who during the cover of darkness swiped her gifts. Kalia being a well trained Dora explorer returned to our hotel room in search of Backpack who with the help of Map could help her find her birthday gifts. The adventure began down at the hotel pool where Kalia found her pink tutu and birthday crown. We then jetted over to the shopping center in search of the Build-a-Bear Workshop, and Thinker Toys. We finished off our search at the California Pizza Kitchen for lunch and of course a pile of gifts. The entire adventure was great fun for the entire family.
We returned to Kauai on Sunday April 5th (Kalia's birthday) and in the evening we had a small group of friends over at the Tao compound to eat yummy birthday cake.
While making her birthday guest list including Saylor, Chaser, Vivika, Tutu and Papa, Kalia looked up at me and said "can I invite Grady's friend David" it was a very cute request as Kalia rarely spends time with little David, I can only guess she was thinking of a friend for Grady.