On Monday evening, our family celebrated Gabi's birthday. We realized that there are definite advantages to having your birthday on the eve of the Sultan's birthday. With December 11th being a holiday, that means that as long as we are in Malaysia (and there is the current Sultan), Gabi's birthday should always fall on the eve of a holiday. Then the next day will be a great day for Gabi to have friends over. But on December 10th, we enjoyed a little dinner where Gabi had some of her favorite food -- Juvy fried some shrimp and made some chicken strips cooked with corn flakes for a yummy treat.
After dinner, Gabi got to open her presents. She especially loved the gifts that came from afar and magically appeared last night. The viewfinder with cool pictures from Aunt Carrie was a special find, and she was ecstatic to find horsey stamps from Grandma Julie & Grandpa Barrie. 
Afterwards we had some yummy cake which was a bit of a challenge to make. Trying to emulate the fantastic cooking skills of her mother, Tracy thought she would put a layer of whip cream between the layers. Unfortunately, the cream made it too slippery for the top layer to stay on. So the top layer ended up breaking into three pieces and sliding off. Tracy managed some reconstructive surgery by getting rid of the whip cream and switching the layers and using the frosting to put together a great cake. After hearing the challenges, Gabi generously told her mommy, "You can mess up my cake lots of times!" Now comes the challenge of making a horsey cake for all the friends that are coming over for the day after the birthday.
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