Sullivan's FOURTH Birthday!!!!

On May 24th, our Sullivan Grace turned 4 years old. Seriously... would somebody tell me where the time goes??? I started this blog when she was born, and it does not seem like I've been at it for FOUR years. She's our baby! She can't be a little girl already... except that she is.




We had scallop gratins and caramelized red onion salad with blue cheese for Sulli's birthday dinner. I know it doesn't seem like kid party food... but sometimes the menu is all about the grown up guests. After all, Mom and Bruce were here! And, honestly, as weird as it sounds, my kids like fancy food.







The cake I made for Sullivan was delicious and whimsical! A friend sent me the recipe link because she knows I love to try new cakes. It's hard to describe, but I'll try. It is a dense and moist white cake. It has a layer between the cake layers of See's milk chocolate cherry cordials (they are the BEST). These are enrobed in fluffy, rich vanilla buttercream, which also covers the entire cake. Then chocolate ganache is poured all over the buttercream, to cover the cake completely. Then I crushed Oreo cookies to make crumbs and covered the cake with those. Top with a cherry. It was really incredible. My only complaint was that it did not cut easily like the pictures online. When I hit the cherry cordials, I ended up squishing the cake with my knife. Oh well... fabulous, nonetheless. Any my girl who loves cherries was happy.








Too many presents... too many pictures... so here are just a few. My favorites were lots of new clothes and shoes from Nonnie and Popsie.




Well, we all enjoyed this little family party. Sometimes I think the smallest, most intimate gatherings are the most memorable. They are the ones I remember the most from my childhood. Thank you, Mom and Bruce, for coming all this way and celebrating our precious Sulli with us!