The fifth birthday.

As many of you will know, Alexa does not like cake. We made a cake for the candle and for the rest of us to eat. Alexa is still a little uncertain about the whole candle thing too. When you think about it, this is understandable, we have this odd little ritual of baking her a cake once a year, and putting a candle in it, then we sing to her and blow it out. We only put one candle in because she is a little worried by it.

There is the exceedingly unflattering photo of me blowing out the candle for her. (When she blows she holds her nose and spits a bit, which we thought would not add to the flavor of the cake.)

And then Alexa got to have strawberries while we ate her cake. She opened her presents and played with them and cried when she had to go to bed. Carolyn and Penny came for the party, so we had a nice time.

Yesterday was also the last day of school, a sad day for mommy and Alexa!