Wednesday, July 20, 2011

She is Four!

My Baby Girl turned 4 in June!
It was a bitterly cold winter's day, but her smile warmed our hearts.


She had the cutest Princess horse cake I have ever laid my eyes on. And let me tell you it has a long back story...
Since christmas she has been telling us that she wants a Horsey party. But my girl is an extreme girly girl so it had to be more of a Princess horse than a Stable horse... if you get what I'm saying...
I think it worked out beautifully.. and the little sugar horse on top still sits in my fridge.. albeit half-eaten now!

The party table.. it was really pretty and so festive...
I made the party packs using brown paper bags, glued a printed picture of a horse on (also used on the invitations) and added "grass" which was just crepe paper snippered at the top to look like blade of grass. For some sparkle and flair we added stars and a flower to each party pack:


Girls being girls.....


Who has time to worry about shoes when there is so much fun to be had...


The Princess and her Pink birthday Scooter....


Her BIG moment... everybody sang Happy Birthday and then it was time to blow out the candles... but.... all the kids took a turn to blow out the candles and in the end we sang "Happy Birthday" 3 times and blew out candles until there was almost no candles left...


The cake was delicious!!


Happy Birthday Jessica Mae...
You are a delight to me every single day!
You are bright and witty and your smile lights up rooms.
You have the cutest little dimples and when you through back your head and give that cute little belly laugh I want to hold you tight and never let go of you!
 You forgive quickly and your tears are always short lived before you are off having fun again!
I love that you call your face your "fesig" (a mixture of the english "face" and afrikaans "gesig") and a knife a "knef" (again.. english "knife" and afrikaans "mes").
I love that when I correct you on the pronunciation of a word you will tell me "don't worry mommy, I just say it my way".
You love to bake and to help me with anything else in the kitchen, chopping mushrooms, grating cheese or just mixing stuff. When we bake we always have such fun and it usually ends up with both of us in stitches.
When you ride your bike you sit up so straight and I so enjoy the rides we have been taking around the neighbourhood lately.
You love painting.. drawing.. cutting... stickers..movies (your current favourite is TANGLED). Of course you want your hair like Rapunzel's... "all the way to the ground mommy"
I love that you miss your cat JJ (Jessica Junior ... giegiegie) when you are not at your Daddy's home and how you told me with your face so animated and your arms waving about the "babies in her tummy". The way you told me about how you and I will go walking with your little girl one day.. while she is riding her bike.. my heart almost burst.. but I knew .. you will also grow up and have your own beautiful babies.. and although it will be bittersweet.. I will be even happier then.. for my family would be even bigger!
And mostly I love how you come to me and ask me for a Kiss...
You are the joy of my life and the sparkle of my soul.