We also didn't take any pictures of her. Oops!
But I did take several pictures of her cake. Zari requested an "earth cake." Can do. Using the same recipe from Inga's Blessingway cake, I dyed the batter blue and green to match the frosting.
North America turned out pretty well.
Europe, Africa, and Asia were a bit iffy.
After I did those continents, I realized that I left no room for Antarctica and the Arctic. Blame it on global warming.
We had lots of batter left over, so we made a few dozen cupcakes decorated with Swedish Fish. Why Swedish Fish? I don't know...it seemed appropriate.
We also had a volcano-shaped piece of cake trimming. I dyed applesauce red to make lava. Only the final effect was meatloaf with ketchup, not a volcano spewing molten lava. It's still sitting in the fridge.
We had family visiting over the weekend: my mom, my two younger sisters and their kids. 6 adults + 8 children in one house = 1,352,759 decibels. I needed to decompress from the noise and commotion.
I've been telling Zari, "I am happy that you are 5 years old but sad that you're growing up so fast." This usually leads to a conversation about how she will some day be grown up and become a mama with her own children, and then I will be the grandma. I mentioned once that I would be sad because she wouldn't be living with me any more when she is grown up.
She replied, "But I don't want to live in a different house. I want to live in your house when I am a mama!"
I can't argue with that.
Five years is a huge milestone. Zari is learning to read, just mastered riding a "real" bike, speaks fluently in French as well as English (thanks to Eric speaking only French to her starting a bit over a year ago), and has a vivid imagination and a very good memory. She's old enough to have lifelong memories now. Wonderful and kind of scary, from a parent's perspective.
In lieu of birthday pictures, here's a snapshot from a few nights ago:
Ooh, a jellyfish? Awesome! Lovely cake too.
ReplyDeleteSo exciting! She looks so grown up, I can't believe it's been 5 years! Awesome cake job!! :)
ReplyDeleteAlso wanted to come see if you had any advice or good articles on a nursing strike. My cousin is having one with her 9 mo old, pretty much refusing to nurse (or oddly enough, take a bottle either) for the past several days. She really wants to continue bfing. Thanks in advance!!
the last picture is sooo perfect. I first saw Inga's sweet and kind of perplexed look, but it's such a cute picture of all 3. and yes, zari is a big girl now!
ReplyDeleteHappy Belated birthday Zari! Love the pics, how plump Inga is!! Would love to see pics of the costumes. And the pumpkin giving birth was TOOO FUNNY! I almost split in two! Love the chillaxed face in the "birth pool"!
ReplyDeleteMy own Lizzie just turned 1! They do grow up too fast ;(
Hi Rixa,
ReplyDeleteGreat job on the world cake! Back when we met, we were being trained to see the "The World [as] Our Campus." I'm glad to see that it still is. My friend is a big follower of your blog, and when she said Rixa, I was sure it would be you. How delightful to see what you've been up to in the past decade. Scott and I have three natural born wonders ourselves. Would love to catch up sometime.
-Lorena Perry
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