It was a nice day.
We had a big, yummy pancake breakfast. (Emillie helped me cook.)
Did some school shopping at Target. (Riley had a huge tantrum. No surprise there.)
Had Rita's water ice for a snack afterwards. (Emillie's choice for her birthday "treat.")
A movie during Riley's nap. (Dear John is what Emillie picked, she had never seen it but read the book. Emillie and I cried like little babies while Daddy and Hannah laughed at us, real nice.)
Emillie opened some cards from family and a couple gifts from us. (Her big gift was a camera!)
And ribs for dinner. (Emillie's dinner choice!) Riley and I had veggie burgers - ribs, double blech!!
I also surprised Emillie with cupcakes for dessert. Her pick for a treat was Rita's...but I love baking so I had to do something fun for dessert. It kills me not to bake for the girls' birthdays!
Emillie also had the "special" plate for dinner. I forgot to take pics. It's a plate that our family used growing up and I do it now with our family. It's a big red plate that says "You're special today" around the rim.
At the end of the day, Emillie said she had a fun day - and said she felt really special. :)
(We mostly stayed indoors and ate too much sugar - but all in all, I would say it was a good day too!)
We love you, Emillie...Happy Birthday!!
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| gifts! |
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| Emillie - birthday girl! |
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| Hannah (only pic I had of her, sorry it's a little blurry) |
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| Riley |
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| new camera!! |
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| mmm, cupcake. |
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| cuppy cake. |
Oreo cupcakes. Ahhh-mazing. If you like Oreos, that is.
There is a whole Oreo at the bottom of each cupcake, crumbled Oreos in the cake and crushed Oreos in the frosting. Oh boy.
When I saw this recipe I instantly thought of Emillie (that's why I made them!) She's an Oreo freak. ;) I made mini cupcakes for Riley, which were so cute. (Sorry, no pic.) I also sent the girls home with cupcakes - so it worked out perfectly.
Here's the link to the recipe, if interested. (FYI - I used half the butter it calls for, and cut the powdered sugar way down too - the frosting was perfect.)
Here's to birthdays and cupcakes!
