Showing off the party hat that she made with her Grandma Lawrence! Look at our big, birthday girl!
And here is the cake that I made for her this year. My mom always made us a special cake for our birthdays, and it is a tradition that I am DETERMINED to continue with my children....even though it took me 5 1/2 HOURS to make it (and that is not including baking time!). LOVE YOU, MOM. I have a WHOLE new respect for what you did all those years!
Anyway....Ava's 3rd birthday Barney cake:
(Pay no attention to the fact that Barney is more brown than purple. Of course, they discontinued their "Barney Purple" icing dye, and I am apparently not very talented at mixing Barney Purple. Let's just say that Barney just returned home from a tropical vacation.)
Here I was making it....
Because THIS is how much she loves Barney....
Eric built Ava a sandbox for her birthday this year. She LOVES it! Great gift, daddy!
I can't believe that you are THREE, Ava. We love you so much, sweet girl.
3 years???? Where does the time go? It's so hard not being there with them all the time to see them grow up!
ReplyDeleteoh, I remember those cakes! I forgot about hem until your pic sparked an old memory! Guess I better be calling my mom, eh?
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