Zach awry in Japan

20 May 2010 Zoe Turns 3

Yesterday was Zoe’s birthday. Being Wednesday, Maki had the day off, which was nice. We had thought long and hard as to what to get her for a birthday present, and since she is such a tomboy (being interested primarily in trains, Ultraman, and dinosaurs), we decided to give her a doll. Partly out of curiosity; partly desperation. She took to it well enough, which isn’t surprising considering that she does love babies, but I’m still skeptical as to whether or not it can hold up to brachiosaurus (her current favorite) in the long run.

Anyway, when we woke up she was happy to get the doll, but was much more excited about digging into her birthday cake. As it happens, it had been in the refrigerator since the day before. And, we didn’t have anything really good for breakfast anyway. So we threw all parenting norms out the window and had birthday cake for breakfast. Don’t tell anyone or they’ll take away our Wholesome Parents certificate. That is the reason this post is devoid of picturesque candle-lit images and heavy on the just-got-out-of-bed look. I’m glad I was behind the camera instead of in front of it.

Getting ready to blow out the candles(I think Genbo was saying “Not yet. Wait for mommy”)
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For some reason she wanted a snowman cake
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Her “I’m really happy” pose
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(So cute it defies captioning)
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Genbo in his Sausolito nightshirt
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No petite or polite cake-eating in our house
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For dinner we had ikura over rice (next to birthday cake, her favorite food).

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