Friday, September 21, 2007

Happy Birthday Sophia!





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.

7 comments:

lisa said...

happy bday sophia!! that is one great cake, i admire you gaby!

adventure knitter said...

That cake is AWESOME! It's crazy to watch our girls grow up, huh. I was watching Meg this week in her jeans and 3/4 tee and ponytail, she just looked like a little girl! Not my little toddler anymore. Happy Birthday Sophie!

emily said...

great job on the cake- very impressive. sounds like sophia is a smart kid... giving max's toys away instead of hers!

Nanci said...

I had a barbie cake just like that one. I was sad to find out that the barbie had no legs under that cake. Happy Birthday Sophie!

Chrissy said...

This is way late, but as you can see from my site I haven't been blogging lately! Happy Birthday Sophia! The cake is amazing! Great job Gaby!

Darice Auston said...

That girl is a genius! I loved the whole fake credit card thing. I always wrote my "code names" on there that I wish I had been named, instead of "Darice." My older brother still gets a kick out of teasing me, "code name: Jackie." Not sure I would have been willing to part even with those fake credit cards. I probably would have offered up some of the "collector" dolls my mom had on shelves in my room. Not much fun when you're not allowed to play with them.

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