We are seeing double
My precious Mary turned 10 on April 14th. How did that happen so fast!?!!??! When did my little 6lb15oz doodlebug grow up? What a beautiful young lady she is becoming!
What did this girlie desire for her birthday? Strawberries, chocolate and to decorate her own cake with a dear friend who has decorating skills. Strawberries, chocolate and yummy cake? Yes, Mary, we can make your birthday dreams come true. (Many thanks for our dear friend who “helped” with the cake.)
One wonderful thing about Mary is that she is a gal who can flex or go with the flow. We have a special “celebration” plate that is used for birthdays and other special occasions. It isn’t available right now but Mary still managed to have a celebration plate. During the first day or two of house sitting, Mary discovered a treasure among the stack of beautiful white plates. A lovely red plate. Mary adores red. I might need to make sure it didn’t accidently come home with us. She felt it was the perfect plate for her homemade strawberry muffins.
Mary wasted no time in utilizing the card making supplies Grammy sent.
As we were preparing to bake the cake, Mary discovered heart shaped cake pans. Her birthday was only getting better!
Mrs. L encouraged Mary to try her hand at cake decorating. Can you see the excitement?
I told myself about 53 times to take a picture of the cake before we put the candles in. Oops. Guess I should have told one of the girls. Beautiful cake? Yes! Mrs. L did an amazing job and it was absolutely delicious. On Thursday there was a huge chunk of it left. I was all alone in the house. It was too much temptation. I called Mary out of the woods, handed her the plate and a fork and told her not to come back until it was gone. I miss that cake.
I love this one! Her face is priceless.
We love you, Mary!!!!!!!
Oh, Mary had one other request for her birthday. She asked me if I could make her a red tie jumper with matching bloomers and a secret pocket. The fabric just arrived this week so I’ll be making her “birthday dress” a bit late. I’m also still trying to figure out the secret pocket…. Thanks to Mrs. H for the fabric!
Worth waiting for…she is one beautiful young lady and that is one yummy looking cake!
Can’t wait to see pics of the dress and I so wish were there to share strawberry muffins.
Happy Birthday, Mary! I hope you had a great birthday and that you LOVE your dress when you get it…
Those pictures were great! I definitely love the last one!
Yeah! Mary is 10!! We love you Mary and hope to see you again soon. Please give your old ma a big hug for me and tell her thanks for posting. Love you girlie!