Thursday was both Thanksgiving and Kayda's birthday. It happens every now and again but she certainly doesn't seem to mind. She wanted pumpkin pie, cupcakes and she wanted to MAKE an apple pie. We had thought about going to have Thanksgiving with Uncle Justin, Aunt Ayana and Grandma and Papa G but Mommy's surgery recovery would not allow it. So we decided to join in the big Thanksgiving dinner with Grandma and Papa H. There ended up being quite a crew there (over 30 people) and Kayda was very excited to see one of her other "girl cousins" (Kimber).
We started out the day frosting her cupcakes. Dillon and Kayda frosted all but one of them (there was an odd number) and put the sprinkles on. They had a great time!
Then it was time to make the pie. They each got to take a turn cutting in the shortening and rolling the dough.
We took a break before we did the filling. Daddy had gotten home from football so we let Kayda unwrap her presents.
This lovely contraption is why she wanted to MAKE an apple pie. It peels, slices and cores the apples. The kids were fascinated.
Of course we had to bring fruit salad. Daddy is very particular and after one year with a different style fruit salad someone else provided we are forever committed to bringing it. Carson and Kayda both helped slice up the fruit. Carson especially enjoyed slicing bananas.
Go Daddy!
At Grandma and Papa H's house we sang her happy birthday. By the way the dress that Kayda is wearing was made by Grandma H out of one of her old formal dresses. Kayda loves it.
Happy birthday my sweet beautiful girl! She is SO excited for her baptism on Saturday!
