we seem to be drawing out ella's birthday all week long. i mean why not have a birthweek instead of a birthday? because if i remember correctly, it probably took about a week for all the morphine to leave my system post surgery. when i came out of the haze, i realized i was the mother of two beautiful children and that's when the party really started.
yesterday i was feeling like a lousy mom because ella hadn't officially blown out any candles for her birthday. while she did have a sundae at red robin the night of her 4th, no candle was to be had. you know, fire hazards and all. and that's pretty much all she wanted…something yummy with as she put it, "fire on top."
so i got to work and channeled my inner martha (this is indeed a stretch, folks, when it comes to cooking!) to make her some cupcakes.
she was a happy little camper.
4 loves about my 4-year-old:
1. her little package and everything that it includes: her hearty laugh, her big blue eyes, her long lashes she's had since i first set eyes on her, her trademark lisp, her love of pickles and cheese, her imagination, her story telling, her thirst for the limelight, just to name a few.
2. her favorite possession in the world, woobie. a small piece of smooth fabric that she holds between her forefinger and middle finger delicately stroking it beneath her nose. the dirtier and crustier the better, much to our dismay. woobie is magic. woobie can do things for her that no one else can. woobie sends a surge of relaxation through her whole body. woobie goes with us everywhere. woobie is a member of our family.
3. her soft voice right before she falls asleep when she says, "i love you tho, tho, tho, tho much momma."
4. she is my girl. my one girl. my connection to estrogen in this house. and while i'm not always the best at taming that estrogen, i am forever happy to have it and all that goes with it…pink, purple, butterflies, rainbows, polka dots, dancing, twirling, dreaming. she is my delight.
love you, sweet girl.
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outer Martha, watch out–cherie’s inner Martha got you beat on this one. amazing, as usual! FYI, i’m doing LPM starting this weekend. wish me luck!
SO (THO) SWEEET!! the cupcakes, the 4-yr old, the mom, and the post.
it all adds up to sugar ‘n’ spice ‘n’ eVerything nice!!!
BTW. . . where did you get those awesone leaves and suckers?
K- I really enjoy reading your blog and my friends here in glendale are too. 🙂 You are a true Martha and this post made me laugh cuz those cupcakes turned out perfect. Can I ask some photo questions? What type of camera do you have and what lens? flash? I really enjoy your photography Also I asked earlier about Family pictures? Would you be able to do a session? A no is ok but a yes would be even better. Let me know.
heather–you are so sweet. thanks a ton! i took these pictures with a canon rebel xti, 50mm 1.4 lens, and a speedlight 430EX bounce flash. i was just going to call you today about your family pictures!!
oh and mom…the suckers are from fizziwigs candy store and i cut the leaves out of air heads taffy. they turned out pretty cool!!
Cherie! I think we played phone tagg today! Im so excited for you take our family photos! The first two weeks of May is fine with us. The 15th and 16th I’ll be out of town. But you tell me what works best for you. Thanks so much for doing this. If you are interested in more business let me know so that I can spread the word. See ya in May! oh and where do you live? We live in Glendale.
WOW. I think you need to rethink the phrase “(this is indeed a stretch, folks, when it comes to cooking!)” because you made awesome cupcakes. Those are amazing-right out of a magazine. Your post to Ella is very sweet.