S Birthday

My poor S.  Every year, just when I’m glad Halloween is over, we have her birthday.  (Then again, I’m still glad she wasn’t a Halloween baby!)

I wanted to make a cake, but she specifically requested strawberry cupcakes.  (Were you aware that 75% of “strawberry cake” recipes are made from Jello?!  I looked so hard to find a strawberry cake I could make from scratch with … wait for it … actual strawberries!)

But it was worth it for this little doll. 

And the cupcakes were awesome.

S was very spoiled, celebrating her birthday over the space of two weeks, because we had to make a trip for her cousin’s baptism on her birthday.  (Sorry, baptism trumps birthday, and it was her cousin’s day to get the attention.)  As a result, we had cupcakes a week early and let the presents and treats trickle in.

Love my little S!