My Budding Pastry Chef

This year, Molly wanted to help me decorate her birthday cake. We started small -- putting the frosting on in the middle of the cake. She quickly tired of this, let me finish the job and waited for the real prize...the sprinkles.

Things started off well but, when you are three, patience isn't your strong suit. The whole bottle of sprinkles made its way onto the cake.
Next up -- Dora sugar appliques. We like to use sugar appliques because it reminds us of our Aunt Marcia.

And finally..

The main event!

Happy Birthday, Molly-moo!

**I apologize to all of our faithful readers for the lack of a birthday montage for our newly 3 year old girl. We had some technical difficulties when I tried to post pictures from two different computers. I hope to fix everything and get a worthy birthday montage in place soon.**

Silly Faces

Molly will rarely smile in pictures these days, but she will make a silly face. And she is very good at those!

Silly face with G-Daddy

Swim Goggles + Silly Face = Loads of Fun

Harper prefers accessories for her silly face.

Silly faces with daddy is double trouble

Love this sweet girl's silly face!

More Delicious Cake Pics

A lot of folks have asked for these so, without further ado, Harper's cake-smooshed-on-the-face pictures!

Going, Going, Gone

I think she liked it!

Happy 1st Birthday, Harper!

Oh my -- how we love you little girl! I just can't believe it's been a year already. We are so lucky to have you in our family. You brighten our days with your beaming smile and infectious laugh. We love you so much, Harper-Dude!

Mother's Day Picnic

Last Friday was the annual Mother's Day picnic at the girls' school. The weather was beautiful. It was such a treat to sneak away from work for lunch with my two little ladies.

Molly was showing off her climbing abilities.
The girls had fun on the swings together. This is hands down Molly's favorite thing to do. She could swing all day and just couldn't understand why Harper couldn't go higher.

Our attempt at a mother/daughter photo. Unfortunately, someone was more interested in her apple juice.

Molly and her best friend.

And an unrelated bonus pic...

Check out the size of my hostas!

Harper

Here are a few pictures of my sweet baby at her Aunt Caitlin's wedding shower. The photos were taken by one of Caitlin's incredibly talented coworkers, Kristina Hernandez. You can see more of Kristina's work here: www.photographyforvalerie.com