We celebrated Ashlyn turning two with family and a few of her closest friends. We decided to keep Ashlyn's birthday low-key while we can still get away with it. Truth be told, I was not ready for a huge party since we just had Makenzie's big carnival party in March. About a month ago, I took Ashlyn to Party City for her to pick out birthday plates, and we came away with Strawberry Shortcake. I asked her several time if she was sure that was what she wanted, given that she really has no clue who Strawberry Shortcake is, but her answer was the same every time. As long as she was happy, so was I, and Strawberry Shortcake is still the sweet and innocent little girl she has been for years (although her appearance has changed a little as her looks are more suitable for an 6-8yr old party rather than a 2yr old party-oh, well).
I decide to try my hand at her cake as Aaron has taken on that responsibility the last couple of years and he put in so much work for Makenzie's party. He did help me decorate the cake as I prepared chocolate-covered strawberries and made strawberry-shaped cookies for the party favors. I was pleased with the way it turned out, but would still prefer to leave the cake making to Aaron!
We are so thankful for the blessing of having Ashlyn in our lives for two years now. I am sad that time is going by so fast as I absolutely love this age and find myself laughing at her all the time. Although a little head-strong at times, Ashlyn is a very grateful two year old who thanks me all the time for little things such as changing her diaper! She LOVES to sing, LOVES to play with her babies, and LOVES to do just about everything her big sister is doing at the moment. Her daddy and I are truly blessed!
2 comments:
cake turned out super cute!
The cake does look great! I can't wait for these days, when they can actually play together. Looks like a great party!
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