Sleepover with Bailey!

Bailey and I had a sleepover tonight! Bill and Kim were both working, so it worked out well that she could hang out with Aunt Dawn and celebrate her birthday (tomorrow!). So, I picked her up - with Tucker - and we ran some errands to start. No fun, but had to be done. :-)
We dropped Tucker off at home and headed out for the first "surprise". A little history here...when Bailey spent the night last week, we watched TONS of the Cake Boss! We went so far as to check airfare to Hoboken, NJ to see Carlos Bakery in person. Too bad that didn't work out, eh? 'nough said - we love the bakery shows and I knew I wanted to take her to some kind of bakery for a little birthday treat.
We headed to the River Market area, to a small shop on Missouri Ave, called Baby Cakes. Mmmmm! is just one word to describe it. The shop is tiny and cute, and smells oh-so-delicious. We snapped a few pics outside, and then went in to survey the options. Wow-wee, so many flavors to choose. Bailey picked a chocolate one, and one with peanut butter and chocolate. Of course, I also had to have one, but I went with what they called their signature Red Velvet cupcake with cream cheese frosting.
We chatted with the shop owner a little bit too, and he must have really liked Bailey, 'cause he gave her a few birthday surprises (in addition to the cupcakes, of course). She got a couple little trinkets, and then he gave her a long-sleeved tshirt that says, "Baby Cakes" on it. So cute. She was pretty excited.

It was soooo hot outside, we weren't able to leave the cupcakes in the car, so we had to eat them right away - not a problem. After the cupcakes, we drove around in the P&L District a little bit. I didn't find anything I was looking for, so we headed back up North. Bailey wanted to eat dinner at Chipotle, so that was our next stop...even after the cupcakes! he he

After dinner, we went to see a movie and then called it a night. What a fun time with my lil' niece. I can't believe she'll be 12 tomorrow. It just doesn't seem possible. Soooo, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Bailey! I'm already looking forward to our visit to Baby Cakes next year!!!

Here's a link to our pictures - way fun!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=23106&id=1599194754&l=e389c0719a