Alia's 4th birthday cake in the making

So today we made a birthday cake for Alia after the girls' morning at Montessori. We had just enough time between lunch and nap to get it accomplished.

As we made the cake, I was amazed to see just how mature my almost 4 year old has become. The whole way home from Montessori Alia talked about how she was going to help me make her cake. And after lunch was done and it was time to begin, Alia pulled not one but two step stools to the counter. One for Amelie. One for her. From here, she took turns, making sure Amelie got her turn at pouring, mixing, and counting. I felt truly blessed to be able to create this memory with them.

And as we licked the final bit of the putrid looking green batter, we shared in another great moment...