The September Cake

Like I had planned in my September goals, I wanted to make an imprint of the Little Man's hand and foot. So I mixed up the plaster mix and then let it sit on the counter for a bit, figuring I would wait until just before bath time so he could wash it off right away. Well, I didn't realize the stuff hardens so quickly, so when I went back to it, it was hard as a rock. So I just had a flat round piece of plaster. I'll have to buy another kit soon and be faster this time!

 Here it is! 

What a souvenir! 

For the cake, I asked him what he wanted on it. He said blue icing with the word "September" on it, and a train track and a train and London Bridge and and and....I told him I was not a professional cake decorator and the detail he was requesting was becoming wedding cake worthy. I can only do so much. 

Hubby drew the train tracks and stuck a train on it. I wrote September as best I could. We used the same vegan gluten free cake and icing recipes from last year. 

This year's Train-September cake, exactly as ordered

We went to his class for his party and he was so happy. He said, "mommy and daddy, you are the best!" and I almost died of cute. Sometimes it's the little things you do that matter so much. Things as simple as writing "September" on a birthday cake.

Annual Birthday Party Planning

It seems that now the Little Man is getting older, I'm having more fun planning out his birthday parties. It was also part of my September goals to get this all sorted out ahead of time!

Shhhh, don't tell him anything....

This year we got a Thomas Train piñata. I still have to buy the treats to put in it.

Recently, he informed me that birthdays are like Easter, therefore we need to hide presents and eggs all over the house for him to find. This is a great idea! I get more use out of all those silly plastic eggs I bought.

Last year, I made this Angry Birds cake (recipe included for you crafty types), but this year I think I will use the same recipe and make a Thomas face to go with his piñata.

Also, I've already sorted the party out with his teacher. Last year, some other parents made cakes and just had the celebration at school. This is SO SMART! All his friends are there and no mess for me to clean up! Aside from me taking the day off work, it's cheaper than hosting a party. So I just need to bring the cake and pinata and it's done! Can't wait!

Birthday Party Planning

The Little Man's birthday is coming up and this year has been really unorganized and overwhelming. With renos coming up, it's simply not safe to hold the party at our home, so we're going to one of those gym places - they take care of the mess and entertainment. It's a little pricey, but worth my peace of mind.

Parties are a big deal to me though - maybe it's more for me, but I am really big about celebrating his life because I feel so lucky to have him. In his case, I also know he really likes them.

As a kid, I always wanted a big surprise party and no one ever did that for me (still!). Apparently, I enjoyed my parties and then got tired of everyone and wanted them all to leave! But my son isn't like me in that way. He really likes having the attention.

He also really likes singing "Happy Birthday" and blowing out candles. He is much better at being the life of the party than I ever was.

Anyway, I'm not sure who's more excited, but I know I can't wait :)

Music Class, Parc Safari and Birthdays

This Little Man has started some serious tantrums, holy crap! Terrible Twos, here we come!

He had his first music class today. The teacher said he seemed bored. The other kids looked scared or confused. Their daddies stayed with them the whole class. We're bad parents and left him alone there. When Hubby went to pick him up, he ran to him and said, "go, go, go!"
He did manage to have a conversation with a classmate before class though. Another boy saw his Thomas shirt, pointed and said, "choo choo!" The boy had one of those binkie bling chains and it had little cars, so the Little Man pointed at the cars and said, "vroom vroom." So they just looked at each other and said "choo choo" and "vroom vroom." (But seriously daddy, taking your two-year-old to music class with a binkie? Really?!)

So after saving him from music class, we had lunch and went to Parc Safari. A water buffalo or some giant creature with horns slobbered my window.

The ostriches stuck their heads in the car. I knew from last time to avoid the crazy mofo zebras. It's pretty messed up.








I let the Little Man "drive" and he got the washers going and all sorts of stuff.

Finally decided what to do for his birthday. I ordered a Gordon cake. I'm waiting to hear back from the cake maker (I got one of those group deals). It's just very particular because I don't want to end up with a Thomas cake - not that he doesn't like Thomas, he does - but he likes Gordon way more. Gordon's face is very different from Thomas' face. Omg, I sound like a crazy mom now, don't I?

Anyway, so in addition to the perfect Gordon cake, I'm just inviting super close friends and family. Like my mom and Hubby's best friend and that's it. His first birthday party was for me, now he gets all the others, but it's not like he knows the difference right now anyway. It's not like he has tons of friends. My friend's rule for her kids is one guest per kid's age. I like that idea.