Aria at three. She asked to get her hair cut, see the ducks and go to a museum. We managed two out of the three and planned to do the last one the next day. That solo museum date has proven elusive, though we have gotten there with siblings.
The next weekend we had Grandparents and Uncle Matt over to celebrate. Once again, Ariadne's birthday fell close to Easter. When the cake I was baking literally disintigrated (bad gluten free flour?), Charles walked up the block to the bakery and picked up an Easter cake. Ariadne was tickled. Months later, she still reminds of the caked with the rabbit in it now and then.
This year Ariadne was very clear about her birthday meal--cheese pizza and baked potatoes with broccoli and cheese. We also had punch, as you can see. Such a change from last year, when I had to more or less guess. Conicidenally, three was also the age when Solomon declared he wanted a specific birthday dinner--brown chicken and parsnips--and started the birthday meal tradition.
Gift opening followed dinner. Below Nova is reading a book from Aunt Marianne and Sylvain. They ordered two books with an Ariadne in the story (Ariadne is a name that does not show up in children's literature by accident!).
From there Aria blew out her giant 3 candle (also used for Solomon's 13th) and we all had cake.
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