Thanks to one and all for your kind messages of congratulation for surviving a year with Wallaby. (Or were you sending her congratulations for surviving a year under our care?) Not to overwhelm you with photo posts, but a few friends and family demanded messy-cake-face photos from Elsa’s 1st birthday, so….
We began the evening’s festivities by getting Elsa into her Birthday Shirt. She then put on her party face. (Which, like her game face, her greeting face, and most others, involves two bottom teeth and a RAWR.)
We had dinner with Mr T’s family at a tasty Malaysian restaurant, and then were off to National Geographic to see the Terra Cotta Warriors of Xi’an. Elsa was tired, and the exhibition did not end well.
But after a few minutes’ rest in the car, she was ready for her birthday cupcake! We purchased an almond-y yellow cake with chocolate frosting because the flavor was called Birthday Cupcake. Not shown: Mommy and Daddy’s own cupcakes and large frozen yogurt, because we couldn’t let our child eat alone, and because the place serves both and, um, the yogurt had fruit on top and fruit is good for you.
Here’s the Before:
During:
And After. Not actually as messy as I feared, given the chocolate frosting. Though we did have to wash down the walls. (By the way, according to The Internets, the best way to get chocolate out of clothing is to treat the stain with either dishwashing detergent or milk. Who knew?)
Mmmm, chocolate-covered babies are tasty!
so cute!
She is just gorgeous. I love the little teeth!!
OMG she is adorable. Those teeth! Happy Birthday Baby Tulip!
She is so cute! Love those little teeth.
She is so cute!! I love the look on her face in the "during" picture.
She’s lovely, dear! You all look well. I miss you!
Every time I see pictures of her, I try to think of a new way to say it, but I’ve run out – she’s just too. stinkin’. cute! It’s ridiculous.
Baby and chocolate for the win.
happy birthday to baby elsa! she’s growing up so quickly.
So adorable! Happy (belated) birthday to Elsa!
Happy Belated Birthday Elsa! Sooo cute, just like her parents
Please post more pics in the future! lol, at the pic with the terra cotta warrior/melt-down.
Thanks, all, for putting up with my bit of showing off the baby. (And bless you, Sophia, for asking for more!) I have big plans for some photo shoots once the weather warms and the baby’s reliably walking, so expect plenty more posts in the future….
I’m still playing catch-up, so only just coming to see this post now. Wow, a whole year. Amazing, isn’t it? I can’t decide if she looks more adorable with cupcake on her face or RAWRing. Forget it; she’s deliciously adorable any way! Happy Birthday Miss Elsa!
Love those little teeth