Birthday Kids

We've got two big birthdays, this month. James turned 1, last week, and Elena will be 5, next week. I checked out a cake cookbook from the library and had fun reading through all the recipes. Elena asked for "a almond" cake when I presented her with a couple choices of flavors. She also wanted a big round cake that she could share with everyone--totally her idea, I was all for her having her own personal cake like James' but she insisted. Oh, she wanted Corduroy on top, too. Good thing I'd picked up some piping tips at the store, yesterday.

There were a few more spare cupcakes, but I'd run out of frosting and didn't want to mix up some more.

We sang, candles were blown out, and the birthday kids dove in. Elena ate her cake very slowly, but that may because she loaded up on jello, homemade pink grapefruit sorbet, and banana bread from my mom earlier in the evening.


James figured out his cake very quickly and had a great time ripping it apart and smearing the frosting around. The nose was the first casualty, but it all went, eventually. After gnawing all the identifying features off the front, he flipped the plate over to see if there was more on the back.


As always, the batteries in the camera died, at this point, so we don't have any more pictures of this 1st birthday, either. Poor boys. Maybe I can get some from the grandparents' cameras...

Both kids got clothes and books, which will all see a lot of use, I'm sure. If you couldn't make it, we're so sorry we missed you and hope to see you soon!