Emma's birthday party was tonight. We started with a trip to Benihana's. It was very fun, especially when the chef did anything involving lots of flames, which made the girls push their chairs back and squeal with delight. Our chef was named Moses, and seemed more Hispanic than Asian, but the girls loved when he drew pictures of hearts and flowers on the hot grill with the eggs that he mixed into the fried rice. After Benihana's we flew downtown as fast as we could for our appointment with the horse drawn carriage ride up Congress Ave. After that, we came home, opened gifts and played with glow necklaces in the front yard. It was a fun night, even for me and my co-chaperone, Linda.