Happy Birthday, Princesa!

One of our granddaughters--son #3's bright-eyed cutie pie, whom I call "Princesa" here at the blog--turned 5 yesterday. It's kind of hard to believe, because this whole past year that she's been 4, I've had to remind myself that she wasn't 6 or 7 yet, because in so many ways she seems way ahead of her years. She's the second oldest in her family, with a 6-year-old brother and two younger sisters.  But if she wasn't so petite in stature next to her big brother, you might guess that she was the firstborn.

Our Princesa is a sassy little firecracker who is über-girly: she is constantly stashing away her precious "girl stuff" (that is, anything pink or purple or sparkly, anything princess-related) in secret little nooks and crannies for safekeeping.  She says that she wants to be a mommy when she grows up, and she's learning the ropes by tending to her baby sister and carrying her all around the house.

Princesa has a bit of tomboy in her too, however; she's fast-running, high-jumping, and athletic, a whiz on a bike or a scooter. She is no shrinking violet and seems tough as nails at times, as if nothing could faze her...but then she has this soft, very sensitive side that comes out, just when you least expect it.  It has been infinitely interesting watching her develop into the little lady she has become thus far, and I can hardly wait to see what this next year brings.

My blog handle for this granddaughter (the Spanish word for "princess") was on point, because she is about as Disney princess-crazy as you can get, with her favorites currently being sisters Anna and Elsa from Frozen and Frozen II. 

So obviously, that was the theme for the birthday party her parents planned for her special day.  And obviously, that was the theme for the birthday cake I baked and decorated for her to celebrate this milestone birthday.

Happy Birthday to our darling princess-loving Princesa, who is now 5-going-on-12.  We love her to Arendelle--actually to the moon--and back!