Lydia's Birthday.

HAPPY 5TH BIRTHDAY LYDIA!!!!

I haven’t blogged in 2 weeks. A lot of things have been going on. The biggest was Lydia’s Birthday last Friday!! She turned 5. I can’t believe I have a 5 year old. She had a few requests for her birthday. She wanted a rainbow cake, to eat dinner at “Old McDonalds”, and to go to The Disney Store. We did it all and had a fun day.

I had the idea to color on the windows with Crayola Window Markers. Steve did all the windows, mirrors, and even the fish tank. We also hung streamers outside her door. As soon as she woke up she was thrilled to see the streamers, and then her name and the number 5 all over the apartment. It was decorated just for her.

The Disney Store was so great! They sang to her, gave her a crown and a pin. She loved it!

Here are some pictures:

Here is my sister, Stacey, decorating her cake.

This is the fish tank colored with the window markers.

Opening presents!

Eating her rainbow cake with her Disney Store crown on.

More writing on the mirror!

Let me tell you about this rainbow cake. I swear it took Steve and me 45 minutes to make it. That is without the baking time. We had a white cake and separated it into 6 bowls and used food coloring to make them the rainbow colors. We carefully spread the batter into the cake pan making sure not to mix them with any other color. It was a process, but it sure made a beautiful and yummy birthday cake. Lydia was so happy with it. It sure made it worth all that work!