Andy and I have never been content with the one day birthday. It's not selfish, but the fact that we rarely get that day off work. On the off chance that we do get it off, we just don't know what to do with ourselves. So birthdays range from a week to a month long, which keeps birthdays mellow and no pressure.
The first of the birthday goodness came in a box from North Carolina from Gramma Jody and Grampa Glenn. Lots of great clothes, homemade cookies and jellys, stickers and little animals, filled our afternoon with birthday giggles!
With Chinese New Year in our mist, we combined Pyper's birthday with our Year of the Sheep family celebration. We celebrated with three hot pots boiling with grass-fed beefs, chrysanthemum and pea vine greens, and all the goodness of Chinese hot pot. Second year in a row for a traditional fresh cream and fruit toro root cake. It's that lavender color that's so special, maybe the chocolate birthday message too.
Showing off a present from Auntie Sharon.
The day before Pyper's birthday we had Mama Katy, Tomas, and Margo over. We were greeted with banana bread and Tomas painted art, Darth Vader for me and a lovely smiley face for Pyper. It was also a gloriously beautiful warm day.
Backyard flowers in bloom for the birthday girl.
On Pyper's actual birthday we made banana pancakes and she asked to go to gymnastics, so we did. We came home to pink and black balloons, something Pyper has been asking for since September, as well as a can of pink silly string. It definitly got silly for a bit, especially with Daddy's pink hair. She picked out vegan chocolate cupcakes at our local co-op for her birthday treat.
Real birthday day!
So until next year, when we make it around the sun one more time.
Happy Birthday Pyper. I am so happy you are 3. I called you the day after your birthday with our birthday "message" for you. We have lots of snow here. 8" fell. More is coming in a day or so. WHERE IS SPRING? In Bellevue I hear. OK - SO GIVE ME SOME!!!! I LOVE YOU.
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