We had quite a delay between the actual birthday and the party with friends. Seemed every time we started to think about the party, we got sidetracked or had a full weekend with other events. Finally, we just decided to do it. I sure wish I would have taken pictures. Really, I was so busy with all the party stuff, I didn't take a SINGLE picture! Oops. At least I have some great memories.
My son continues to push my cake making skills. He wanted a battleship at first, but then I was able to convince him it would NOT look like the professional cake pictures we were finding. Sorry, my skills are NOT that good. We finally decided on a Mayan Temple. I would have loved to have had trees and more decor but really, I ran out of steam. This is what I ended up with.
My daughter just wanted a strawberry, so that was easy.
And yes, I made cake balls like this with the left over cuts of cake. And now, after the party, I have made additional cake balls with all the left over cake. Into the freezer they will go until another time. We have had ENOUGH cake for a while. :)
We ended up doing a BIG birthday bash with friends and their families for both the oldest and the youngest (which worked out great since so many of our friends have siblings that overlap). We broke out the smoker and had pulled pork and ribs. YUM! Our friends were wonderful enough to bring some sides as well.
My hubby has worked a lot on converting the hayloft of the barn into a 'club house'. We put up some twinkle lights, a few hay bales, a white sheet, and brought in a movie projector. So, when it was time to settle down for the night, the movie viewing began. All the boys were in the barn for the night, cuddled up watching movies. Yeah - it got a bit cold. The girls and little ones were in the house with me. :) I was plenty warm.
I will say - having lots of space to run around really helps to wear out the kids.
We are looking forward to the next party - in a few months. ;) We did NOTHING most of the day sun as we just rested and tried to recover. It really was a lot of work, but well worth it. And, thank you to Sunday afternoon chick flick-a-thon. I took an early shower and curled up in the playroom watching girly movies and doing a little crochet. Pizza was delivered for dinner. The girls did my hair and the kids basically let hubby and I do nothing.
It was a fabulous weekend!
Your cakes are awesome, Jill! I decided after the last birthday party for my boys that I am just the cake-making kind of mom! I even picked about as easy as they get - Lego cakes! Looked ridiculous! Haha! Now, cupcakes - those I can do! I make a mean butter cream frosting and that handy little frosting tool from Wilton makes them look professionally frosted! Nice to have a calm and lazy day after the party! Looks like it was an awesome weekend! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Beth! Having the right tools definitely helps make cakes look better. Funny you like doing cupcakes better - I find the smaller scale more difficult! :)
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