Fathers Day

Sophie,

Unless I find someone who I think is perfect, my dad will be the only dad you will have. And the barrage of titos you have.

This is your lolo

I am not sure of what to tell you when you ask. But please know this. You have a lot of blessings, and many more will come your way. I pray every day that you will focus on the positive aspects of your life and will be accepting of the one thing you may not have. I say "may" because I might still decide to get married.

Stress

So you had your first major fall. One minute you  were walking and the next you were falling flat on your nose - on the bed. the bed frame. It has been a few days since the accident, and the red mark is no longer visible, but my blood pressure still goes up every time I remember.

You cried really hard for about five minutes, and I called your doctor - and he said the only thing we needed to do was to calm down, and later on ice your nose. No need for the ER.

My favorite toy

I love this gate. I searched high and low to find a local supplier and had asked a ninong for it when I ran into budget constraints. It is everything I hoped it would be. We didn’t get it brand new, so the attachments (the ‘package’, the flower, the key and the balls) are no longer there, but everything still worked. I especially love the doorbell and the lights.

Borrowing a line

You... complete me :) I cant put into words all that you are, and all that I feel for you. You are amazing, and if I have to be a greater person to ensure that you will have a great life, I will

Happy Birthday Sophie

Your first birthday. You can walk now, wobble a little, really, but you grow more and more confident everyday.Pretty soon you will be making us run after you.

Your birthday was a big success, at least from where I'm sitting. You had a great time, what with all our friends going gaga over you. Im already excited about next year, when you would know more about what's going on and the celebration will actually stay with you.

Theme:
Lady Bug

Ladybug DIY party

SO I just had to choose the most uncommercial theme for your birthday party. Lady bug. The cake was easy, and it was the easiest to come up with. By luck I stumbled upon your coat. Now the party hats, and the loot bag, and the streamers, disasters. Can I just cry now? of course not.

So I am making these.

Cake Design for Sophie's bday

Hi Pia,

I'm still undecided on the theme. I know I want stars, half moons, a lady bug, wands, castles and crowns on it.

Two or three layers depending on the cost.
The colors sana are festive, so im not sure if that can be achieved if we go with frosted.
Flavor - Im thinking chocolate - but we can discuss that. I am open to suggestions.

Changes:
Lady bug will be traditional black and red.
More vibrant shade of green and pink
We will stick stars behind the ladybug like in cake number 4 below and the balls surrounding the cake will be bigger and of differnt colors

wachathnkShep?
inspirations: 

I am hoping both layers will be edible :D if it would be too heavy, we can create one layer each, and I will have a special cake tower made.

For the cupcakes - we will go mini cupcakes again... toppers:
stars
lady bug
crown
butterfly
frog (for the boys)




Updated - after party, May 21
actual cake:

When I first saw it, I liked it, but I was hoping for a smaller circle, to make it look more .... i dunno, pulledtogether? not even sure if thats the right word. THEN I got to taste it. Heaven. the top layer (yes, both layers are real! Even the ladybug is a cake!) is best, because when it's sliced, chances are the icing on the bottom part comes with it and it makes for awesome sweetness!

I think what Pia (Baked Pea's) did was create 2 cakes and put them one on top of the other. And then added a third layer (sort of) of gum paste ladybug. Which to this day I'm still eating, little by little.