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Our Girls Ghana Wild

These little ladies are the best of friends.

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They also happen to be cousins.  Just 8 months apart.

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When we lived with my parents for 11 months last year, these two spend almost 4 days of every week together.  And they still couldn’t get enough of each other.

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   There’s nothing quite like belly laughs between friends on your birthday.

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Throw in a little rock jumping, and you have a recipe for delight! 

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Why have they “Ghana” wild, you may ask?

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{besides the fact that they now only get to see each other about once a month}

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Well, because their auntie “Poo” {my baby sister} had these gorgeous little dresses custom made for them while she was in Ghana, of course.

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She’s expressive.  And easily excited.

{I have no idea where she gets it from}

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She also happens to love cake.

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She’s even down with sharing the cake throne.

And the cake…? 

A tribute to my mom; inspired by the Kewpie dolls she would stick in our cakes, year after year, and delight our chubby little cheeks with.

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It’s also a farewell of sorts.

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And a hint at what will be featured in our birthday cake world from here on out…

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Goodbye conventional birthday cakes…hello cake pops.

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Come to momma!

Related posts:

  1. The Wild, The Wacky, The Wonderful
  2. Psoriases, Puke & Pretty Girls {and Other Bedtime Stories}
  3. My Girls
  4. Take a Wild Guess…
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