Matar's Birthday Celebration

 Tomorrow is Matar's Birthday Party and the girls are super excited. Now we are going to make cake!

first...the chocolate cake

whats so funny?

 What is so funny? Ophek turned the chocolate bowl on Matar's head and now she has chocolate on her hair and face. I didnt find it so funny but their laughter was contagious

and the cheese cake

Decorating the cakes (next day)

time for frosting

Cakes are ready!

Matar asked for the Moon, the stars, and the sun. So here we go

The Sun (round chocolate cake, the cut rectangular cake for the rays, with whipping cream frosting and turmeric for the yellow color)

and the moon and stars (crustless cheese cake, cream frosting, and butter cookies stars). Not sure why the pic is upside down. Cant flip it for some reason. But you get the picture

Matar is ready

Aba and Ophek made Matar a flower crown, she is all dressed up, and now all we have to do is wait for her guests. HAPPY BIRTHDAY #4

and guests arrive

Candle Making

 fun activity for everyone

Purple flowers from uncle Leao

Lifting on the chair

Cake time

The gift

Instead of many little gifts from everyone we asked all our guests to chip in for one big gift. Matar was thrilled

The party ended with lots and lots of kitchen play and many many happy but very tired kids

At the Dog races

 a fun event

and here they come!

Trail cleanup volunteer day

Group Picture

with all the trash we collected 

Flagstaff's Kite Festival

lets go fly a kite...

 SO MUCH FUN!