I love celebrating birthdays and especially love making the day extra special for the girls. Emily really wanted a Rainbow Dash (My Little Pony) birthday this year, so we had as much color and rainbow as we could fit into one day! I made her a rainbow layered cake with Rainbow Dash's sign/symbol (whatever you call it...) on top. The thing that is so funny about this cake is that she watched me bake all the separate colored layers, but didn't realize what I was doing until we cut the cake and she was surprised by the rainbow! You'll see a fun picture below. On the day of her actual birthday we enjoyed a quiet morning at home. Then, as our annual tradition, we went for mommy-daughter icecream in Lexington. This year we invited her little buddy, Nathan, and his mommy along. After icecream we stopped at a nearby park to play for a bit, then went to the mall to have her Rainbow Dash from build-a-bear stuffed. The rest of the day we celebrated together as a family. The following Saturday we had a party with our church family in London. She loved getting to share this day with some of her closest friends.
The set-up the night before her birthday...
Her Rainbow Dash cake.
After she went to bed the night before her birthday we filled her room with balloons to surprise her the next morning. The happy birthday girl!
So fun!
Earlier in the year our friends had sent a gift card for Build a bear. Emily wanted to do a Rainbow Dash, but at the time they didn't have one in stock. She ended up doing a Pinkie Pie (another My Little Pony). When we returned to the mall a month or so ago they had Rainbow Dash back in stock so I bought the shell and saved it for her birthday gift. Needless to say, she was so excited upon opening her Rainbow Dash!
Emily and Nathan ready for icecream. He even brought her some flowers and a balloon. They are the sweetest little friends...born just 4 days apart and have grown up together the last 4 years.
Ready for her cake!
Look at that excitement on her face! Priceless!!
Happy about her rainbow cake!
Getting ready for her birthday party in London. She and Syd hadn't seen each other for about 6 weeks and were so excited to be reunited!
We were supposed to play "Pin the tail on Rainbow Dash" but the kids were having too much fun playing outside that it was neglected. We'll have to pull it out on a rainy day and play!
Her rainbow cupcakes to share.
Viktor and Walt putting up the rainbow decorations. Walt was in from CA visiting our friends. We had just met him about 20 minutes before, but he put on his grandpa hat and was a huge help in getting everything ready!
Emily opening her presents. She has been asking for a Barbie phone since before last Christmas. I have no idea where the idea came from (we don't really do Barbie around here), but she has asked for one over and over. Well, her wish was fulfilled at her birthday thanks to our sweet friends, Johnie and Amy, who were able to find one on Amazon. She was thrilled!
Saturday was Amy's birthday, so it was actually a joint birthday party for the two of them. Em adores her aunt Amy and didn't mind sharing the day at all! (And thankfully Amy didn't mind having a rainbow themed birthday party!)
We are so blessed by our sweet 4 year old!! I'm so proud of the big girl that she is becoming!
1 comment:
it's called a cutie mark. i know this all to well. it makes me smile we are surviving the same obsession :)
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