Sophia turned 3 yesterday. So exciting. And yes, I did make the Barbie cake. Sophia saw one and said (imagine the most dramatic tone of voice), "Mom. Loook at that cake. It is so beautifuuul. Can I have it". So I had to. Let's just say, never really made a cake like this. So I baked the cakes, Cody constructed the cake and then I decorated it. All the kids loved it and I'm glad I did it, but next year we are totally doing the Costco cake. Anyway, we did a thing with Sophia this year. We told her that for every present she opened, she had to go find a toy to give to someone who doesn't get them. So, Cody let her open a present the night before her birthday. After she opened it, we reminded her that she needed to go find a toy for someone else. She ran to her room and was gone for several minutes. She came out and presented me with the toy she was willing to share. When Sophia was younger we gave her a play wallet. The toy that she presented to me to share with someone else was a fake credit card from the toy wallet. Thursday I decided that I was not going to end up with a handful of fake cards and I put a pile of toys on the bed and told her to pick from that pile. She ended up picking all of Max's toys to give away.
