Vera’s turning 3 today

Published by admin under Pandemonium on January 25, 2010

My first born, Vera, is three years old today. Where did all that time go? Matthew and I spent the evening last night while the girls were sleeping going through all our pictures of her thus far on my computer. It’s amazing how day to day we don’t realize/see them changing, and then when you step back and look at their transformation it transforms you. They grow up so fast.

Once Matthew gets home from work we’re going to have a Skype session with my Mom so she can watch Vera open the presents she sent her. I love that we’re able to do this with her because sometimes I feel like my girls are missing out with having only the one participating grandparent here. Both of my parents  live states away, and very much want to be a part of their lives. I almost feel like a jerk sometimes for moving, but I had to get out of there(BUT that’s a whole other story)

We decided not to throw a party for Vera because we were a little bummed about the turn-out for Naomi’s 1st birthday party so we didn’t want our older child (who can realize no one is there) go through that kind of disappointment. Instead we decided to make it casual and take her to the place she always bugs us to take her; Chuck-E-Cheeses. When she’s older I think it’ll be different when she can invite school friends, and there will be kids her age vs. family & friends and their children who vary in ages nowhere near hers. I know that she’ll have a blast tonight & I’m excited to see what she thinks of the cookie cake that I made her. We’ve discovered she’s not too found of regular cake so hopefully she’ll enjoy this.

This was the 1st cake I’ve decorated since working at the DQ over 6 years ago. This cake was pretty bad-ass if I do say so myself. I bought a Tinker Bell topper from HEB and then iced it myself making little flowers and the “moonstone sceptor” from the new movie Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure .I used the crummy store bought icing. I should have just made my own butter-cream since I went to the trouble of mixing all the different colors anyways. It wouldn’t have looked as runny.

Tinker Bell Cookie Cake