Birthday Party and a Game of Bowls

Today we were invited to Fraser & Leslie's neighbours daughter Emily's first birthday party. Like all the other birthday parties we have attended in the USA they have been held in a park. We attended Eleanor's 2nd and 3rd birthday party in Salt Lake City. The weather was beautiful and we arrived at the park at 11.00am and the picnic area was all laid out with tables of food for both adults and children. There was even a nice supply of Bucks Fizz. Plenty of things for the kids to do and at 12 noon we sang Happy Birthday to Emily and ate birthday Cup Cakes. A nice time was had by all. This is birthday girl Emily with her parents, brother William and sister Mallory.

Some of the food on display

A Cup Cake with one candle and Eleanor next to the birthday girl so she can get first choice of cakes. 

Plenty of cakes and they were very nice

After the party I headed to Santa Clara Lawn Bowls Club and joined the locals for an afternoon of bowls. It is without doubt the worst green I have ever played on and makes a mockery of the bowls bias. I did however play well against the clubs best 2 players and got narrowly beaten by 2 shots. Tomorrow we head for Carmel and 2 nights in a lovely cottage next to the ocean.