Emma's 9th Birthday

Emma just celebrated her 9th birthday.  It is probably one of the few birthdays she'll actually get to celebrate anywhere near her birthplace.  On Thursday, we took Emma and John for their first train ride up to London.

For all you Harry Potter fans - this is as close as you can get to 9 3/4 at King's Cross.  We must just be muggles because there was no train to Hogwarts waiting for us.

We took Emma and John to the Tower of London.

I took Emma to get some Krispy Kreme doughnuts - a sweet taste of NC!

And then we went to see the play "Wicked", her birthday present.  She and I both loved it!
    

On Friday, we celebrated with the neighborhood friends.

While we were in London, Kate had much fun with Miss Jessica.  She stole her scarf, rode bikes, went to the Library and got a pinkalicious cupcake.