I guess it’s that special time of the year again… when we celebrate our little girl and her joyous coming into our lives. :) Yes, Marga, our “mini-diva” has finally crossed the “Terrific Twos” threshold last 03 June!

Try as I might not to repeat my first birthday wishes to her, I find myself having the same sentiments… and much, much more.  So as not to bore you too much with all the details, I’ll just give you a quick “run-through” of how we celebrated our little princess’ special day.

First off, to “siomai” love for her (and inspired by an earlier siomai post by Reflexes), I tried my hand at making chicken siomai (steamed chicken dumplings) for lunch…

… and paired this off with tuna-mushroom pasta in olive oil… Though I had to make do with several substitutes for some of the original siomai ingredients (ground chicken instead of ground pork and filo pastry instead of siomai wrapper), I was pleased that my first crack at making this dish proved “passable”. ;)  

Come dinner time, we were off to Casper and Gambini’s.  Unlike our previous trip, though, we were a bit disappointed with our eating experience this time around.  Aside from the delay in getting our orders and in serving the food (no thanks to the “prayer time” observed kingdom-wide where all “outward” activity stops) – which meant that we were practically “past-famished” by the time our food arrived – the airconditioning in the restaurant also was being repaired! “Hot and hungry” certainly do not make for happy party people! :(

Good thing our desserts in Haagen Dasz considerably cooled down our “hot heads” and made us enjoy the evening once more! Hurray for ice cream! :lol:

In fact, the “sugar-high” was more than enough for Papa and the birthday girl to have the “energy” to ham it up for the camera! (*cute!*)

Our dear Marga, you are truly one of the most precious gifts we have received.  Your coming into our family is definitely an answered prayer. Thank you for the joy and happiness you have brought into our lives. Here’s to more blessed and healthy years ahead. Happy birthday, our sweet, silly girl! We love you!