"Like star dust glistening on fairies' wings,
Little girls dreams are of magical things."
- Sherry Larson
This cute and flowery butterfly themed affair was everything a little girl could ever want for her birthday. With colorful butterflies on perfectly-trimmed hedges, a full garden with an adorable pink bike as the main setting, two (TWO!) dessert buffet tables, three exquisitely-decorated cakes to fit the butterfly garden theme (I LOVE the pastel pink ombre creation with the roses on top!), and adorable little cupcakes with butterfly toppers, any kid and even adults would go gaga. And to think that all this is the work of Alex's mom who is quite handy with events herself. Sheila is the owner of Lickety Split and she does events for a living, which is not surprisingly given the amount of detail and effort she put to make this birthday one of the best for her little girl.
Check out more of this adorable birthday below.
family, family,family, family, family
A friend gave me dried mulberry leaves that I could steep and drink last Monday (thank you, Carlis!!!), and I finally got to make my own pot this morning! Prior to this I didn't know anything about the tree, except that it produces berries that look a lot like cute, miniature grapes. Mulberries are amazingly full of nutrients. In fact, the Japanese have been brewing mulberry tea for years as a health drink. Some studies have also shown that the tea can lower your blood sugar levels, making it a potentially healthy drink for someone with diabetes (more info on that study
here.)
The tea was very good, not unlike the green tea that I usually have in the mornings. Will definitely be including this drink in my collection from now on. Now I only have to find myself a mulberry cutting so I can start growing my own tree!