a day fit for a princess...

in lieu of our usual party extravaganza, i decided that a day that celebrated harper and the things that make her her would be a nice change.

her day started with cupcakes made by her sweet brother. heart shaped, chocolate cupcakes...with sprinkles. the sprinkles were calvary's idea.

of course, first he had to drop an egg--splat---right on the floor. he has not quite mastered the skill of cracking an egg; at least we have made steps away from simply cracking it and throwing the entire thing, shell and all, into the mix.

after dropping the boys off at nana and poppa's house for their own adventures, harper and i headed off to sweet and sassy. she made her own lip gloss...

and had her hair and makeup done.

after which she made some birthday wishes at a nearby fountain.

all of which led up to the big event...

dinner at the melting pot!

harper's love for chocolate and propensity to be endeared by a gimmick led kyle and i to choose this location for her birthday dinner. she ate to the point of hibernation. she let out an actual groan as she reached to dip a strawberry into the milk chocolate haven in the center of the table.

after dinner we went to pick out her new bike. she had finally out grown her princess trike and she decided to give it to her sister. we bought a new 16 inch bike and my little mind thought that it would swallow my teeny tiny baby whole...the truth was a symbolic closing to the evening: my little girl is no longer a baby.