All Abby has been saying is that she wanted a Nemo cake for her birthday. Brian said it would be easiest to just buy one with an edible image on it, but I really had my mind set on making one. For awhile now I have wanted to experiment with fondant icing. It always looked like a lot of fun and being an artist it would give me the opportunity to create. Overall I think it turned out well for a first attempt. It was very time consuming, but worth it when we saw the look on Abby's face. I think the next one I do will be more simple :)
Here are some pictures from the party. Making homemade ice cream, wacking a pinata, cake, presents and running through a sprinkler! We would like to thank May-May and Grandma for tracking down all the wonderful Nemo supplies.
Grandma Henderson and Aunt Katie were here visiting, so we had an early birthday party for Abby. It was just a small family party. Next week she'll get to celebrate with all of her friends. It was fun watching Abby excited about her birthday. We even went to Chuck-E Cheese's afterwords which was a lot of fun.
Poppy and May-May got her a softball and bat. Brian and Abby were playing before he had to go to a game.
Last night we put Leah in bed with Abby while we said prayers and sang. It was so cute to see them together and reminded me of when I was younger and would sleep in my sister's bed sometimes. We would stay up late talking and giggling until we heard my mom's footsteps up the stairs coming to tell us to go to sleep. It makes me happy that I have two girls. What are the chances that I would have two girls? I love it!!!
The four of us will be participating in Relay for Life on June 12. We are doing this with our Community Life Group and are excited to know we are helping to make a difference. We would LOVE for you to help support us by contributing any amount you would like. Making a donation is very easy, just click the Relay for Life icon on the top right of our blog.