A Birthday on the Beach

Birthday crew with the Tinkerbell cake

Happy Birthday, Sienna Johnston! Today, Sienna turned 3 years old. Her awesome cake (made by her mom and mom's friend) was Tinkerbell - a Barbie bedecked in fondant and pipecleaner wings. The cake looked awesome, tasted delicious, and was pawned off on strangers at the beach so nothing had to be taken home! The only downside to the cake, other than the kids who licked off the frosting and put back the cake, was the fact that the fondant melted very easily in the Antiguan temps. Oh well.

The festivities were held at Hawksbill Beach. A lovely place. You may see far in the background of the picture above a rock in the sea. This rock is said to be in the shape of a hawksbill turtle, the national sea creature of Antigua. Another fun fact: I had purchased a picture for my wall back in October. Hawksbill beach, resort, and rock are the subjects for my painting. Now I've seen the real thing. Cool.

A view of the beach from Hawksbill Resort;
looks like it could be in a brochure!

Ok, so Grady wasn't the birthday boy, but he's so cute!
Who could resist?