Mommy & Me

thinking ...

My Crazy Family!

Dressing up is one of my favorite things ...

my family members were very nice to humor me and dress up

for my birthday party!

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Thanks guys!

- Ada Marie

By Request: More Cake Pictures & Info

Several people have been asking about the cake.

For those who are interested ...

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Castle & Towers:

- chocolate cake with cream cheese icing

- two regular ice cream cones stacked and

covered in melted white chocolate

- topped with sugar cones covered in fudge frosting

and rolled in red and white icing sugar.

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Dragon:

- molded rice crispy treats covered in icing

and then in rolled fondant

The scales were made with icing gel

and the wings were made of fruit roll-ups.

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- Daddy is the one who carved the fondant

to look like a dragon!

He did an amazing job!

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Fairytale Birthday Party

Here are some more details on my birthday party!

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Mommy and Daddy made wands for the girls and swords for the boys.

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Daddy carved and painted the swords.

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Mommy made this welcome sign for the front door!

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I was super-excited about my castle & dragon cake!

We also did a treasure hunt - you can see the map on the right.

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decorations

I LOVE balloons!

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bewildered with excitement

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Gramps and Grammie brought me flowers!

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Thanks for all of the lovely presents!

Aunt Ginny gave me a pretty dress.

Aunt Allene & Uncle Carey gave me an owl pillow.

Patrick gave me super-hero phase ten cards!

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Gramps and Grammie gave me this ballerina doll

& Mommy and Daddy got me the matching dress!

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We got out my "dress up" box

& Aunt Allene couldn't resist putting wings on Benjamin!

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All dressed up!

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We played "put the sword in the stone" which

is the fairytale version of

pin the tail on the donkey.

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I was very excited when everyone sang to me &

I got to blow out my candles!

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Thanks everyone for a wonderful birthday!

Love, Ada Marie

Highlights of the Week

Here are a few pictures of Thanksgiving with family ...

birthday party photos to come!

bonding with aunt Ginny!

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Thanksgiving dinner

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cousins :-)

Baby Dedication

Here are a few photos from Benjamin's Baby Dedication:

Madeline

"In an old house in Paris that was covered in vines,

Lived 12 little girls in two straight lines.

In two straight lines they broke their bread,

and brushed their teeth, and went to bed!"

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Lately. I have been very excited about my Madeline books.

I was extremely excited when I got this outfit from Grammie!

I call it my "Madeline dress" because it looks like the school uniform Madeline wears

(sweater set & plaid skirt).

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& Aunt Ginny gave me a set of the Madeline books!

I love the whimsical illustrations!

(I like to call Mommy "Ms. Clavel" sometimes!)
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Yesterday, Mommy & I had a Madeline themed day...

I dressed up as Madeline, we read all the books, watched the movie,

& had croissants & hot chocolate!

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Mmm... délicieux!

Can't Wait!

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I am so excited!

We are going to the show for my 3rd birthday!

More Fun on the Horizon

So, today we hit the sales bins to find a costume for next year!

We found this fun Snow White princess dress!

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I loved twirling around & around in it!

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The best part is ... I don't have to wait until next fall to wear it!

For my birthday I'm going to see Disney Princesses on Ice &

I'm going to wear my Snow White dress!

I'm so excited!

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