Embers is Three!!!

This year planning what to for Emberlyn's birthday was a little tricky. I wanted to make her 3rd birthday special for her so I tried to think of all the things she likes. She doesn't show a whole lot of emotion these days so it is hard to know what she likes. I had to get creative. Clif and I made her a "Birthday Girl" shirt and I made her some birthday bows. She started her morning off with a massage, then I got her all dressed up and spent extra time on her hair. Then I painted her nails and took some pictures of her. Emberlyn was worn out after her busy morning so she took a nice long nap. When she woke up we drove out to Pizza Hut to meet Daddy for lunch. It probably sounds mean to go to lunch for Emberlyn's birthday when she can't eat anything by mouth (she can't even have a taste since she started the ketogenic diet) but Clif wanted to spend more time with her on her birthday.
Emberlyn has always loved to swing but is now too big for the baby swings at the park so Aunt Kimmy swung with her. She loved being around the other kids and even got to go down the slide (thanks to Kimmy). The weather was perfect. It just happened to be the first nice day we have had in a long time. I am sure it was all for Emberlyn! She definitely deserves it.




We got home from the playground just in time for another nap. As soon as daddy got home we headed to the Community Center to swim. Ember is our little fish. When she was younger she would splash and laugh so hard every time she got near water. She was pretty worn out from her busy day, but she still enjoyed the pool. She fell asleep in my arms while in the water. We changed her into her PJ's before we left and then headed home.

I wish I knew how to make a Ketogenic Cake and No she didn't get to eat the cupcake but I needed to get a picture of her and her 3 candles. Once again I felt horrible that she had food in front of her that she didn't get to eat but Clif didn't like my idea of putting candles in her can of Keto-Cal. ;) So we sang to the birthday girl and Zander helped Emberlyn blow out her candles and make a wish. It was a good day! I really enjoyed having an excuse to forget about everything else and focus on Sweet Embers for a whole day. I thank Heavenly Father every day that Emberlyn is part of our family. I also thank Him for every day we get to spend with her. This was a birthday I never thought we would get. I can only hope and pray that she knows how much we adore her! Happy Birthday Embers!!!