Happy 5th Birthday, Mika!

November 30th, 2009 by ninja

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This was Mika’s first birthday as an elementary school student – which meant there was only little time to unpack and play before school. Btw, all of the big boxes came from family members in Hamburg, Baltimore, and Los Angeles. We tried to limit ourselves to the “big girl scooter” she’s been begging for since Summer, and very few little goodies. Still, the sight of the table prompted many ooohs and aaahs. Mika loved the scarves that her 할머니 할머니 (great grandmother) hand knit for her and Tobin and she insisted on dressing Tobin all by herself.

Later in the afternoon, i brought cupcakes to Mika’s school to celebrate with her class. She was literally the last child to turn 5 years old, and some of her class mates are already turning 6 in January (!)  Since Mika doesn’t like (buttercream) frosting, i improvised with lightly sweetened, strawberry flavored whipped cream (adding some German miracle stabilizer), and added fresh fruit on top. Half of the cupcakes were also simply covered with dark chocolate and sprinkles. Happy faces all around…

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7 Comments

  1. Ryniee responded on November 30th, 2009 at 11:54 pm


    Happy Birthday Mika! Looks like she had a great one! Pretty cupcakes…(I’m very curious about this stabilizer, btw.)


  2. Uncle Joe responded on December 1st, 2009 at 2:11 am


    Happy birthday Mika! Hope you had a good birthday!


  3. sooki responded on December 1st, 2009 at 3:35 am


    MIKA!!! 벌써 너가 5살이나 됐구나…너의 5번째 생일을 무지무지 축하해요! Lukas가 너와 같은 생일날을 갖지 못해서 아쉬워한단다.
    스웨덴에서 수키이모와 요한삼촌이…


  4. jeeun responded on December 1st, 2009 at 6:01 am


    Hurrah Mika. Five!! already.
    Love the strawberries on their pink pillows!!


  5. sophie responded on December 1st, 2009 at 9:11 am


    Liebe Mika, herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag!!!! Und alles Gute für Dein neues Lebensjahr! Ich glaube, das Fahrrad wird erst mal ‘abgemeldet’ sein, angesichts dieses Traumfahrzeugs in Rosa ;-))
    Viele liebe Grüße von Sophie


  6. cynthia responded on December 1st, 2009 at 3:27 pm


    Mika, we can’t believe you’re FIVE! you’re such a big girl now. We hope you had a very happy birthday and we hope to see you riding your big girl scooter around town soon!


  7. ninja responded on December 1st, 2009 at 9:00 pm


    Thanks for the birthday wishes, everybody! The actual party with her friends will be this Sunday, so stay tuned…

    Sophie and Cynthia: yes, the pinkalicious scooter got some serious action already. It’s a lot harder to keep balanced than her old 3-wheel toddler scooter, but she’s doing great already. Riding her bicycle without training wheels improved her overall sense of balance, so she’s just getting used to the size, weight, and the location of the brake.