Olivia’s Moana Inspired Cake + 2nd Birthday

Over the weekend we celebrated Olivia’s 2nd birthday, how that’s possible I’m not sure, I never sure, but somehow another year has passed and we celebrate all she has accomplished and look forward to her next year! Olivia is very different from her siblings. She is more verbal and blows us away with how much she understands at such a young age. When I say she’s verbal, I mean she specifically asked for a Moana birthday and has not stopped asking to be Minnie Mouse for Halloween in over two months. She amazes us all the time!

Like I said, she asked for a Moana birthday which really means a cake! As per usually we kept everything simple and did a vegan cake from Whole Foods with blue and and deep green waves around the outside, inspired by the ocean and topped it with a light pink flower. The top was also coated in crushed cookies to mimic sand and it was perfect for her. All day long she asked about her cake! Where my cake? My cake? My cake! Moana and Maui cake! Even though it didn’t have Moana and Maui on the actual cake it was beautiful and she adored it.

When it came time to sing to our sweet girl she climbed up on the chair, making sure she wore Kensi’s Moana necklace and soaked up all the attention she could. After we finished singing, she opened her gifts with the help of Kensi and Finn. We gave Olivia a couple different sets of Play-Doh which they all love using! She also got her own Moana necklace and immediately took Kensi’s off and put her own on. She’s never been so proud! We watched Moana a handful of times throughout the weekend, while also listening to the soundtrack. She loved celebrating her birthday and we had so much fun stretching it out all weekend long.

Happy Birthday our sweet girl! You are constantly keeping us on our toes with your sass and sweetness. You amaze us each day with your eagerness to keep up with Kensi and Finn. You love to talk, make animal noises, sing, play with all things Minnie Mouse and dressing up like a fairy princess with your sister. You love following whatever Kensi and Finn do. You have such a sweetness and love for babies and you’re constantly telling us ‘Baby cuuuute!’ You are truly our Moana, water, beach girl as you adore the sea and show no fear to the crashing waves. We love you so much baby girl, never lose your sense of wonder, sassiness and eagerness to learn!