Amelia's 6th Birthday

I am so far behind in posting. Remember when I would post about my kids birthday hours after it happened?? I am going on 6 weeks here, but she's so adorable, it's worth doing late. Amelia turned 6 at the end of August.
She wanted a pink sparkle cake, so this was my interpretation. You know how I like to make a statement cake, so I couldn't just do store bought colored sugar. I decided to grow my own pink sugar crystals and then make it neapolitan in 3 graduated tiers. It was pretty and delicious.  The kids had fun watching the sugar grow all week.

 

It came out pink and coral and a little orange, but it ended up being a pretty mix.  It is always totally worth it to see her face light up. She couldn't believe her eyes when she came home from school to see a cake half as tall as her. Grandpa came to celebrate with her and she got some fun outfits for her doll and some new pink glittery shoes (see the theme) and some writing supplies for our little author.

As part of her birthday celebration, she got to go to a concert with her dad. If you know Philip, you know how much he loves seeing live music. They saw "Kath-a-leen Edwards" in a concert in a park. She had so much fun and thought Kathleen was so pretty and kept telling us after that maybe when she grows up she would like to be a background singer and play the guitar!

 Philip let her use the camera and she took some really good pictures. I like the one where it seems like Kathleen is looking directly at her. Seeing Amelia with that camera around her neck at a concert reminds me of Philip in college. He used to tote around a big 35mm camera at concerts at Kilby court. It was a weird insight to her future!!! Now Amelia tells us Kathleen Edwards is her favorite singer. I do have to admit, once you see someone perform live, it sticks with you in a new way. I think that will forever be ingrained in her head when she hears one of her songs. I can't believe how grown up she is. She often tells us she can't wait until she's 18 so she can get out of here!!! Even when that day comes, I will still think of her as this little chubby cheeked baby with huge brown eyes, dark hair and tan skin and a huge appetite for life.