And the party continues....

We had a small birthday dinner with family at our house for M. She was soo excited all day, she couldn't even fall asleep for nap.

M jumps back as baba lights her lotus candle.
What party is complete without a pinata filled with chocolate candy? This is our 1st store bought pinata,(thanks to Tar*get clearance, $4.98) and it had a few dozen ribbons hanging under it and you pull the ribbons one by one until one lets the candy loose. Well we went around the room and everyone pulled a ribbon and when it got back it M, she grabbed and pulled about 5-6 ribbons
at once, and wouldn't you know out came the candy.

I can't believe she's 5! Where did my baby go???
M loves these lotus candles. It spins as the flower opens and plays "Happy B*irthday".

This is her real cake, had to make the extra flat one for the candle.
Thanks to our friend, Miss Nancy for letting us borrow your cake pan! M wanted a princess doll cake with a purple dress. She must have been happy with it, because she said, "Mama you make the best cakes ever and you the best mama ever! You do a great job on that!"

She knows just how to melt this mama's heart.