Birthday parties. There’s so much build up, you know? For the birthday kid AND for the parents.
My obsession? The cake. I consider it my funny “mom” way to get some bastardized version of art out of my system. A sort of sculpture.
Snort.
Its just a cake! And yet I hem and haw and sketch it out and plan and shop for the right candy and cookie bits for detail. Such silliness. Just buy a sheet cake and be done with it, right? I know, I know. Anyway.
So, my SIX year old asked for a baseball diamond cake. Baseball. Of COURSE. Nevertheless. Ask – and my boy shall receive.
But then he got worked up about the party too. He was so excited. The day seemed to drag for him as he waited for departure time. And finally it was time. He spent the afternoon bowling with his friends. He had a blast. He ate tons of pizza. And cake.
Then we tried to get a picture with him. Nice, right? Pleased as punch. Maybe it was us.
But this morning we’re wondering if maybe it was the pizza. (Oh God. What if it was my cake?) Nothing like waking up to the sound of heaving and splattering vomit over the monitor. Poor kid.
Happy birthday, my sweet boy. Get better.
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Poor thing. My Bird has this Wednesday night. We threw out several pillows and sanitized 3 mattresses.
I’m sure it wasn’t the cake. So are you available June 20 and August 30 to make my sons’ cakes? I can’t bake a thing.
Bless his little heart! I’m sure it wasn’t the cake. Must’ve been that darn pizza! Hope he’s feeling better soon.
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I always go crazy with my kids cakes too! For my six year olds first birthday I made him a Noah’s Ark cake (yes, his name is Noah). Oh no, not just a sheet cake with an ark outline, this was a full out ark shaped reproduction, with animals etc. I was insane! I’d never done any cake decorating before. I spent weeks getting ready for it and days actually making it. Truly insanity on my part. I still make my boys cakes but I don’t get quite as crazy now. But yeah, I so understand why you do it.
Hope your big boy is feeling better!
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