Today was Addie's Birthday! The little darling turned one and seemed to know it. Other than the regular battle of the naps she was as happy as a clam all day! These last few days have been rather busy for my trying to pull it all together. There were tutu's and crowns to make. Cakes to be baked and copious amounts of glitter to be swept and mopped up 5 times over. Needless to say we have still not unpacked a thing from the forth of July!
Today I decorated the cakes. Addie had a pink rose cake with a cookie 1 on top. (I didn't want to risk her eating a candle.) and for the adults I make a chocolate cake covered with modeling chocolate. It was my first attempt and there should have been more icing and a second batch of milk chocolate but I ran both out of time and money so I figured it would have to do. I don't know why I haven't used modeling chocolate earlier. I think I want to marry it. Marry it and have little chocolate babies. Not really but still. It was a dream to work with, very similar to clay which I worked with very well in the past. I can't wait to see what kind of doors it opens!
We had family and friends over (those who could make it that is and those who are far away from us we missed you dearly!) Addie got lots of sweet presents and oh so many that make noise! Off switches can be lovely things. Addie was in heaven with all the new toys and the endless attention. She basks in attention. We set her down and waited for her to smash her cake but she sat there and daintily picked off the frosting piece by piece. I tried to get her to smash her hands in it but she just looked at me like "Mommy what are you doing? Look how pretty I'm eating" and continued to pick at the icing so we just stripped her down and gave her cake in her high chair all cut up.
She had a lovely day and I can't believe that it has been a whole year since our little munchkin decided to join our family! Happy birthday Addie love, here's to many more!
