Our little Sylv’s 3rd birthday was a hit. After we put the kids to bed, Bryan and I sat down and looked at the pictures from the day Sylvia was born. You can see her tiny baby pictures here on Flickr. Hard to believe that she was ever that small, but it’s clearly the same little person!
It sounded like Sylvia had a great day at Donna’s. She said that all her friends sang to her, and she even got some gifts. Fairies!
Here’s some pictures of our evening. More are available in the gallery.
Here’s some pics of today’s cake making.
Mmm cake batter. The recipe is here. I’ve hit upon a new standard for cakes. This is going to be my go-to cake recipe from now on.
Frosting in-progress. I decided to use the Smitten Kitchen’s Swiss Buttercream. It was fun to make and deeeelish!
The final result. A girl’s purple cake as requested.
Sylvia requested spaghetti and tofu with peas on the side for her birthday supper. And she got to eat off the “I’m special today” red plate. Afterward, we retired to the living room for some present opening. Here’s she’s admiring some little bunnies.
Opening a fairy wing/long glove/wand set that Bryan and I found recently.
Andrew got a gift too. Granny and Grandad got him this cash register for Christmas, but it was back-ordered and only arrived yesterday. It worked out perfectly because he was kinda bummed when he saw the stack of presents that Sylv was going to get to open. “I wish I got a present too!” he moaned. Then he smiled really big when I told him that there was indeed one for him. He spent the evening adding numbers on the cash register’s calculator.
Sylv got a fairy dress in the mail today from her great-Grandma Jo.
Here she’s casting a flying spell on me.
I love this picture. And I love this girl.
Granny made a new mattress along with a blanket and pillow for the crib. Sylv put it straight to work.
Lola Mae doll tries out the new bedding.
And Ellie gets the pillow and blanket.
With the presents all opened, we headed into the kitchen for some cake.
Yum, yum! This time instead of eating all the frosting and leaving the cake, she ate all the cake and left the frosting. One never knows.
I’m excited to have a three-year-old in our home again. Can’t wait to see what the year will hold for our little girl. Love her soooo much!