A Day of Celebrations

Today marks Alexandra's 33rd week of life, 6-7 weeks ahead of the normal birthing schedule. Today also marks Amanda's 6th year birthday. So I was able to visit the hospital on the way home, and then celebrate Amanda's birthday with a low-key family dinner. Now the hard part is to tell the others what low-key means. No birthday cake.

"Que? No cake? Por Que????"

"Amanda is making her own. She wants cupcakes."

"Oh, so you want us to get cupcakes?"

"NO. We are making cupcakes for her birthday."
"So, you want an ice cream cake?"

"NO! We are making cupcakes."

"Ok, I will bring her something."

UGHHH. Now I know how Charlie Brown feels. These are the pictures of us decorating the cupcakes the day after we baked them. I had to let them make the mess. No fun having your parents make them. And they got to taste and decorate. Somehow Liana didn't grasp the concept of decorate and not eat. So I had to let her decorate the one's she ate. Lucky for us she wasn't too hungry and she ate slowly. All in all the cupcakes instead of cake option came out well and we had plenty left over and it was what the birthday girl wanted.

Build-A-Bear won present of the night oscars. Amanda at first thought her pack of mini-Chiklets from her Gabu (Godfather Butt, which is his last name. His first name is Harry, really it is John. Butt (pun intended) his father wanted to name him Harry and his sister Sandy, Butt his mom forbid it.). Amanda was too excited that she could pick out a skeleton/skin of a bear, put stuffing in him, and get outfits. The gift card gave her the power. So all night I had to hear the "Build-a-Bear" tales. That lasted for two days until her Tia would take her to the store for the grand event.