33

Joseph's birthday was on Thursday; he is now 33! Because it's his favorite cuisine, we went out to a "Mexican" restaurant in Kowloon. It turned out to be on a square right at the foot of the International Commerce Centre, the fifth tallest building in the world!

Since no one else was there, we had our pick of tables, and decided on one outside on the square...

...which was perfect for our squirrelly toddler, who was free to get up and run around whenever she wanted.

The food wouldn't have been anything exciting in the US, but since we hadn't had any tortilla chips since July, we thought it was great! It's amazing how your standards change after a few short months. :) I had a guava margarita:

Then we went home for birthday cake. I didn't have any trouble making Joseph's cake, although I had to bake the layers in shifts because our oven was too small for all three pans. It turned out great! Chocolate cake with peanut butter cream cheese frosting and a chocolate peanut butter glaze.

Very, very rich, but very good. It was more expensive to make here because all of the ingredients cost more, but hey, you only turn 33 once! Here's to another great year!