Okay, I’m not sure when it happened, but at some point I blinked and my little baby turned into an adorable, sweet, wonderfully mischievous 5-year-old. That was yesterday, so this post is a day late.
We celebrated Emily’s birthday pretty much all day. We gave her the first gift before school – these sparkly shoes:
And I baked cupcakes for her class. When she came home she got to open the rest of her gifts (mostly Barbie-doll related) and we took her to eat at her favorite restaurant (the diner). She’s having a big bash with all her friends on the 25th, so I’ll have lots more pictures from the party. I couldn’t resist getting her a cake yesterday though.
I didn’t have the foresight to buy birthday candles – those are tea lights on the cake (ahem). It’s also a red velvet cake which she loved, although I could swear it looked pink in the store. Nothing says Happy Birthday like a bright red cake!
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As a fitting tribute to Emily’s 5th birthday, I’ve entered Cleftstories.com into a contest to win a free ticket to the Good Experience Live 2009 conference (GEL) at the end of this month. Check out my entry here:
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Happy Birthday, Emily!
I’m sorry, I don’t think there’s enough pink, girlie, glittery stuff. Take it again from the top. MORE GLITTER!
Were those scented tea lights??
Happy birthday, sweetie girl!!!!!!
Yes, the tea lights were scented. OK? They made the cake taste delicious.
Love the slide show, very well done. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Emily!! I know that your website was a life preserver when we were in the midst of it all with Aiden and the NAM. THANK YOU!!
Hi, I’m 42 years old and I was born with a cleft lip. I come from Quebec, Canada, so I don’t speak english very well (sorry). There is so much emotions when I read your comments and when I see your pretty Emily.
She reminds me the little girl I was . It makes me cry because my scars are not only on my face , but in the same time , I realize that I’m not alone .
Thank you and happy birthday Emily
Your entry is great. Very touching.
Happy Be-lated Birthday Emily!!!
I can’t believe how big she’s gotten!! And on that note, I can’t believe I registered Rachel for Kindergarten this week! LOL.