Almost as Good As.....

We saved a cupcake from Halloween Day's festivities for AA to enjoy the next day...... we are only giving her one sweet a day from Halloween (per orders from my mother, Nana of the North!!). I was going to pitch all the candy as AA has not had but a very few sweets since entering our home a year ago. I made sure every calorie she ate was healthy, mostly organic and nutritious to help her little body grow. She is doing great, and my Mom thought I was going a bit over board taking it all away. So thanks to Grandmother's advice, AA is enjoying a few more sweets.

I watched AA eat every bite of the chocolate cupcake with green frosting.... it was almost as good as what I could imagine she would have been like at her first birthday (if she was with us) and taking pictures of a little one enjoying their first birthday cake (you know the mess).
We were in China when she turned two, but due to her "personality" at the time, she was very wary of us and didn't enjoy her birthday cake back then. Fast forward to last month for her third birthday and she ate her cake with a fork. No mess for AA.
Somehow, knowing she had this cupcake waiting for her, and we did drum up alot of excitement before giving it to her, she ate messier than we have seen her in a long time! I did have to tell her several times that we would wash her hands and face after she was done... she doesn't care for the messy fingers.... but it was so much fun.
I think she really enjoyed the treat! I certainly did!






Sharing with Daddy, happy to have him enjoy with her.......