birthdays

Project Monday: Child’s Montessori Apron

November 28, 2011 1 comment
child's montessori apron

This entry is part of a series, Project Mondays» A little over a month ago Mrs. Sayuri turned five and yet it feels like just yesterday I was posting about her turning four! For this year’s birthday gift I sewed her a Montessori apron using this great free pattern from Sew Liberated. What I really [...]

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Mrs. Sayuri Is Four

October 25, 2010 3 comments
little blonde princess picking flowers in her pink princess dress

October 14th, our little girl, Mrs. Sayuri, turned four! I took these photos of her a couple of weeks ago outside in our yard, while she was wearing her pink princess dress and crown of course. She loves to dress up like royalty and to pick flowers. Our favorite place to be when it’s warm [...]

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Race Car Cake

July 18, 2010 5 comments
race track cake, race car cake, race car cake topper, little boy car birthday cake

I had a lot of fun decorating this cake. It was made up of 3 layers of vanilla butter pound cake with whipped cream filling and slices of fresh strawberries. The frosting was a Swiss Meringue Buttercream. I crushed oreo-like cookies in the food processor and used them for the race track on top. I [...]

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Three

October 31, 2009 1 comment
three year old girl blowing out birthday cake

October 14th marked Mrs. Sayuri’s third birthday. I adore the person that she is. She says the funniest things, understands more than I can believe sometimes and is very inquisitive… she’s also beginning to test our limits (and patience) more and learning how to be a big sister. With all the changes that having a [...]

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