The Cake!

I agonized over what to do for Jenae's fish brithday cake. I don't know anyone here who does cakes, and I wasn't thrilled with the ones you find in the grocery store bakeries. Last year my friend Jennifer made an awesome cake for her birthday, so I knew the stakes were high. Plus, my sister took a Wilton cake decorating class last year and has become the pro and I knew she'd be eyeing my work pretty closely too. I'd seen some really cute ideas online, but thought there was no way I could replicate them, seeing as I'd never done cakes before. However, with a "little" coaching from my mom and lots of STRESS, I did it. I'm pretty proud of my little fish cake:




Here's the cake Jennifer did for Jenae's 1st birthday:

Happy 2nd Birthday, Jenae!

This past Saturday was Jenae's birthday. She "o-FISH-ally" turned 2 years old. That's right, and don't be surprised that we had a fish party to celebrate. This little girl has just stolen our hearts and it was so fun to have a whole day to do all things Jenae.
We had been preparing for this moment all week...practicing singing "Happy Birthday"...blowing out candles...she was ready. This picture below is of her delight at everyone singing her birthday song. She giggled the whole time.

Jenae with her dear friend Karen, from church, reading some of the new books she received.

The new art easel from Grammy and Grandpa Smith.

Puzzles

"Clack-Clack" dress shoes from Aunt Jenni

Jenae's best friends: Brenda, Lanny, Karen & Phil.
It wouldn't have been a party without them.

Getting ready for the big reveal. A surprise present from Momma & Daddy, Shasha & Boppa.

A kitchen!!

Her favorite feature on the kitchen set? The cordless phone. That's right. We are now seeing art imitate life. Watch out Momma, you're about to see yourself in action.