lambie cake

my mom and sister made the long round trip on saturday (and fought the lynn house germ invasion with a bottle of purell) so that they could celebrate belated easter with the munchkin. i'd like to believe my mom baked a second lamb cake just for me, but i'm pretty sure her motivation was a photo op with her favorite grandchild. unable to partake in the sugarfest, violet was understandably suspicious.





then violet napped, and the adults ate cake.

it's so funny to see my little tomboy all dolled up. she has so many gorgeous dresses (she even has this little number in a bigger size), and i wish we had more opportunities for her to wear them. she, however, would probably protest. frills trip her up these days. she wears pants to daycare but always seems to come home with rug-burned knees. yesterday she came home with blue paint in her ear. other moms at daycare have referred to her as "feisty" and "a scrapper." some weeks into her young life, my sister read us the chinese zodiac characteristics for violet's year - year of the tiger, same as kevin - which scored her the nickname "tigs."

even if it wasn't the perfect easter of egg hunting in the sunshine, tigs was none the wiser and loved hanging out with her family.