This is going to have to stop. The kids have figured out that their birthday doesn't always fall on the day of the birthday party. In the past, before they began to understand calendars (stupid school and education!), I got away with making one cake, one special meal and one celebration. This will be the second year in a row that Sarah will be having two celebrations, which of course means Ryan will want two when his birthday rolls around in November.

So today I'll be icing the butterfly cake (with the mysterious missing bite out of it), making spaghetti and meatballs and Sarah will get to open a couple little things from Tom and I. She already got her BIG present ... the 20" bicycle ... and on Saturday her cake will have Ariel (a glorified Barbie doll which my closet feminist still opposes, but the mom realizes the girl will love) sitting on it, but we couldn't not have something for her to open tonight.

Of course, I came to that realization yesterday and had to run out after they were in bed. I found a cute pink sundress, a pink top and shorts outfit and a pair of pink sunglasses. Princess Wears-Pink-A-Lot will be in heaven.