Happy Birthday Baby!

Mina had her 3rd birthday yesterday, but if you ask her she is now 6 years old. I tried to convince her she was only 3 but she is sticking to 6. Now I think it is adorable and we are just going with it. She wanted to make her own birthday cake so of course I obliged. She picked out a bunny shaped pan, and loaded that bunny up with chocolate frosting and tons of sprinkles. It sure wasn't much to look at, but the kids LOVED it.

The process is half the fun

She also wanted dumplings for her birthday dinner, no shock it is her very favorite food. This little peanut can eat her weight in dumplings.

See my ugly, I mean yummy cake! I think we as parents sometimes try way too hard to make our kids have the picture perfect day. I'm really trying to remind myself of this as the holidays are fast approaching. Yesterday was soo low key, It was great to see Mina so happy over the simple things and not having a stressed out Mommy trying to create perfection. Doesn't she look just a little happy. And this was her favorite gift, a baby panda bear that moves and cries. She has not let it out of her little clutches.