Lulu is officially, a teenager!
We totally celebrated her birthday in style...
I decorated the dining room while she was at school. I even made her a birthday tiara out of sparkly pipe cleaners!
I picked her up after school to go and get her Boccone Dolce "cake" from Papa Hydns (now, officially all three Camarillo girls favorite dessert!) and then I made her favorite, spaghetti & meatballs. Grandma Louise and Uncle Jeff joined us for dinner and festivities.
This decadent confection is basically a Pavlova dessert: thick, chewy and crunchy layers of meringue layered with fresh whipped cream and fresh fruit (bananas, strawberries, raspberries & blueberries) then drizzled with chocolate. YUM!!! The dessert itself is, no kidding, 8 inches high...
Lulu got pretty much everything she wanted (books ruled the gift list in 2018, whereas 2019 was all about clothes.) Some great photos below!
This is a shirt she wanted, made by a YouTuber she likes and follows. The chickens gave it to her for her birthday, BTW.
Two pairs of pink earbuds from Bean (Lulu blows through earbuds like they are going out of style, so the dollar store is a great place to replenish her stock).
A sleep eye mask in her trademark Leopard from Bean, too. Now, hopefully there will be minimal yelling at bedtime when Bean wants to read in bed and Lulu wants to sleep.
Fun socks from Uncle Jeff!
Lulu really, really wanted this for her birthday. She had an identical one (but in a smaller size) when she was younger. It's of a Girl Scout going through a forest, pulling a wagon of Girl Scout Cookies and Ninja Squirrels getting ready to take her out.
Lulu, Bean and I enjoyed the rest of the cake on Saturday morning for breakfast. Boccone Dolce is truly the breakfast of champions, especially when paired with Tia Maria spiked coffee.
