Well, with everything that has been going on lately, we didn’t do all that much for Chiquita’s birthday, but we still had a wonderful day.
Chiquita requested a Dora cake… She has never watched “Dora” (maybe an episode or two while traveling) but she has always been told that she kinda looks like Dora and has a few Dora dolls… No mater how I tried, after looking at a number of Dora cakes online trying to find one I might be able to make, I couldn’t talk her out of it… Anyhow, I didn’t want the cake to be just Dora, so I found a cute little Dora candle to add to a cake of my choice! 😉 She loved it!
In the morning, while playing outside, Chiquita fell and skinned up her knee pretty good… So, for the rest of the morning and early afternoon, she refused to walk. We spent lots of time reading books on the front porch which was nice and peaceful!
By late afternoon, she hesitantly started walking again and was soon running around outside! Before daddy left for work, she opened one of her gifts, a little Dora playhouse, which we set up on the grass.
After dinner my mom and three of my three youngest brothers came over for cake.
As for birthday gifts, Chiquita really wanted a “little dollhouse” to go with the Castle they received for Christmas, but (since I didn’t have a chance to paint it decided to save it
for Christmas) she was thrilled with the Slice and Bake Cookie Set
and Princess Castle Furniture
she received. The girls have been playing with them every chance they get!
Prayer of Mothers
Father in heaven, grant me the grace to appreciate the dignity which you have conferred on me. Let me realize that not even the Angels have been blessed with such a privilege—to share in your creative miracle and bring new Saints to heaven. Make me a good mother to all my children after the example of Mary, the Mother of your Son. Through the intercession of Jesus and Mary I ask your continued blessings on my family. Let us all be dedicated to your service on earth and attain the eternal happiness of your kingdom in heaven. Amen.
Love Love Love the cake!!! What is the fuzzy grass?? How did you make the three dimensional flowers?!? (Besides the candy!)
Thanks Elm!
For the grass, I had a bit of green spray, left over from the tank cake I made last summer, so I sprayed the bottom of the cake. Then I just used a tube of green frosting with a decorator tip of some sort and drew on the grass, stems and leaves… Basically I had no idea what I was doing! 😉
The flowers are actually cupcakes. I used 4 large cupcakes and 5 mini cupcakes and cut part of the bottoms off so they wouldn’t stand up so high. Then we (the boys and I) just frosted them and added candy. =)
She’s getting so big!!! Can you believe how fast they grow?
NO!! I really can’t!! It seems like she was JUST born…
i love that cake too! i might have to borrow that idea for a june bday i have coming up.
Awesome cake! I see you have a Dora fan in your house, too =)
My Angelica loves Dora as well, love the cake. Angel has requested a butterfly cake for her upcoming birthday so trying to figure that one out! New at these birthday cake decorating ideas!! Is that a Melissa and Doug castle? Looks like so much fun!!!
Yes, it is a Melissa & Doug Castle. I really do LOVE it and so do the girls!