SIX!

oh my goodness, my baby girl is six years old today! can you believe it? remember when she was itty bitty and adorable?

and now she's all grown up but still just as adorable.

in honor of boo's sixth birthday we had a little party this evening, complete with homemade cake, presents and hello kitty decorations, of course!

i used to get juliet birthday cakes {and sophie once, too!} from a local pet boutique, but my last five trips or so to this particular store have been very disappointing. austin and i would stand at the counter waiting patiently for help and end up waiting for five minutes or more. the last time i went and we had to wait over five minutes, i finally just walked out. and i don't plan to return. point is, though, that i decided to make juliet a cake this year for the first time!

i think it turned out beautifully, don't you? it's a peanut butter and carrot cake with peanut butter icing.

here's the recipes i used:

peanut butter cake:

• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 cup peanut butter
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup shredded carrots
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1 egg

mix all ingredients together, pour into a cake pan and bake at 350 degrees until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. for julie's cake, i halved the recipe, since we don't have any other pups to share with. also, the pan i used was a round dish with about a six inch diameter and took about 25 minutes to cook.

peanut butter icing:

• 8 ounces low fat cream cheese
• 4 ounces peanut butter
• 2 tablespoons canola oil

again, i halved this recipe and i used the food processor to whip the icing up to a nice consistency.

and juliet ate. it. up.

yum.

then we had present opening time. austin brought her a bear.

and then she opened her present from me!

a monkey!

even dinger was in attendance at the party.

and just for fun, austin decided he wanted to try boo's cake.

i don't think he liked it. but julie did, so that's all that matters.

happy birthday, stinky! we love you and you're the best puppy ever!