We celebrated your 3rd birthday! You will always remain as my baby, though. Even when you stop asking me to cuddle with you tightly - when it's hot and we are sweating - so you can fall asleep, or let me go to the bathroom without your companionship, even when you stop inviting me to play with you every second we are together, or when you stop the puppy hugs and the juicy kisses, you will still be my curly baby.
We had a great birthday party at daycare. A few days prior, we went to the bakery of the QFC market, so you could browse your cake options in their cake book. You picked a princess cake that included a crown and a scepter you could keep and use. The morning of July 15, you thought it was better to wear a dress for the occasion. After nap time at daycare, papa and I showed up with a pinata shaped like a princess castle, a Strawberry Shortcake balloon,
a freshly baked cake,
and goody bags as gifts for your friends.
Everyone got excited, and fascinated by the candy filled pinata. One girl got jealous and started crying, she never stopped until the party was over. Not sure what the real problem was, poor thing. But the rest, enjoyed the cake, their goody bags and put great effort into breaking the hanging pinata. You took turns to hit it, and hit it, with a bat, over and over, to no avail. It was a sturdy pinata, so the adults, provided some help, until the candy rained down! Oh the lolly pops, the taffy, and the tootsie rolls! A floor covered with candy and and all of you on your knees, picking more, while eating! We put aside one goody bag for your best friend Luca, who is in the Sunny room. It's cute that your best friend is a class up. After the party, we all went out to play in the playground. "Mommy, stay forever!" You said, and didn't let me away from your site. Luca was happy to see you, and gave you a hug, and you girls ran around hand in hand.
But most of the time, you stayed close to the fence, so you could talk to me:
But this was not the end of your birthday. For dinner, we went to your favorite restaurant Duke's Chowder House. It's a totally adult place, but you love it there. We invited our friends Bill and Jen to join us. After dinner, we shared a cake shaped like a hamburger (you thought that cake was funny when we were at the bakery earlier that week) and opened your gifts. A walking and talking Pinky Pie Pony you picked yourself, a small Rapunzel doll with extra clothes you liked "for later," meaning for another occasion in the future, a water gun, and Bill and Jen's Lego for girls!
As part of your coming-of-age process, you are now able to eat olives with seeds, which brought the occasion to discover the big black, meaty Cerignola olives, which are never sold pitted. Now they are your favorite!
Happy 3rd Birthday my lovely little girl!
Mommy.
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