She's 3!

Birthdays are always a fun time ! We let the girls choose their cake--flavor, shape, etc. This year, Dalaina wanted Strawberry Shortcake:) At first, I was worried about my skills for this task...however, it turned out all right (you'll see)
First, memories...

That smile has not changed a bit!

So, we took Dalaina to a pottery place for her birthday. We let her pick out whatever she wanted to paint.

But, first we took advantage of the coffee lounge and she enjoyed a large cookie!

Then, it was time to get down to business! She selected a cat face jewelry box:) She painted that thing red, purple, green, yellow, and put stamps of butterflies and stuff...well, it's colorful for one thing!! We had a difficult time explaining that we had to come back in 5 days for it:( The whole "firing it" in the kiln upset the girls.

They soon got over that because we went home to open presents, eat dinner, and have cake!

Tea sets are always a hit with little girls:)...I didn't consider the amount of pieces there were!

She was very meticulous this year in the gift opening--it was cute:)

Of course, the light up Cinderella dress was the winner gift!!

And this is why we parents do what we do----the joy, the happiness, the excitement! The hours of cake decorating and hands cramps was absolutely worth it!!!!!!!!

...here she's showing us how old she is---she can't quite do it without the help of her other hand:)