Last night we celebrated Natalia's birthday. The big people got to eat pizza and salad for dinner. She had whole wheat tuna casserole. Sounds horribly mean, huh? But the thing is, she loves her whole wheat tuna casserole and none of us would like what greasy, salty pizza would do to her.
I pretty much leave all the party planning to Ree, and she does not disappoint. (Okay, so I never think about what birthdays entail other than cake, and Ree ensures we have "proper" parties.) Last night after dinner she announced she had made a Pin the Heart on the Girl game for everyone to play. The kids had fun trying to get stickers on the girl's clothes while blindfolded.
Even Natalia got in on the action, whatever it was we were doing!
After the game, it was time for presents!
Natalia mostly looked on while everyone else played with her gifts.
Eventually, Leon and Michael shared Natalia's toys with Natalia.
When in doubt, eat your presents. Containers and all.
Pru and Max, the forgotten children, were there too.
After presents, it was time for cake. For Natalia, I decided to make the same healthy-ish Upside Down Berry Cornmeal Cake I made for Ree's first birthday. In making sure our super tomboy gets all of the girlie stuff, Natalia had a heart-shaped cake with a sparkly Happy Birthday sign. Ree loved it. And sometimes moms are a little more enthusiastic than kids.
Thankfully, Natalia did love eating her cake. And I am pretty sure she had a wonderful first birthday. Whatever birthdays are.
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