So, the party is over and it's only taken me 5 days to post about it. Before I go further, let me just say that it was a smashing success. Here's the lowdown on getting it all pulled together:
To decorate the cake, I wanted to make a yellow brick road surrounded by a field of poppies -
it looked so good in my head...
I baked a cake Thursday night but ended up starting over Friday because I didn't think what I had (10 inch rounds) was going to be big enough for the decorations. I worked on that cake from 2:00-11:00, but finally got it done. It's certainly not perfect, but I was happy enough that I wasn't going to run get a last minute cake from the bakery.
I had a plan for getting everything done, maybe I should say I had a dream of how it should be done, but none of it worked according to schedule. T kept telling me not to worry, we'd get done in time - then proceeded to go to bed. Ugghhh...
I left the house at 11:00 to run to the store for last minute items and then fell into bed about 1:00. I was up at 7:00 cleaning and preparing the food
(we served lunch).
I'm very thankful for T because without his help, we may have had a party, but it would have been in a filthy house! He cleaned all morning and barely had time for a shower before our guests arrived.
Here are a few pictures from Reese's special day:
To decorate the cake, I wanted to make a yellow brick road surrounded by a field of poppies -
it looked so good in my head...
I baked a cake Thursday night but ended up starting over Friday because I didn't think what I had (10 inch rounds) was going to be big enough for the decorations. I worked on that cake from 2:00-11:00, but finally got it done. It's certainly not perfect, but I was happy enough that I wasn't going to run get a last minute cake from the bakery.
I had a plan for getting everything done, maybe I should say I had a dream of how it should be done, but none of it worked according to schedule. T kept telling me not to worry, we'd get done in time - then proceeded to go to bed. Ugghhh...
I left the house at 11:00 to run to the store for last minute items and then fell into bed about 1:00. I was up at 7:00 cleaning and preparing the food
(we served lunch).
I'm very thankful for T because without his help, we may have had a party, but it would have been in a filthy house! He cleaned all morning and barely had time for a shower before our guests arrived.
Here are a few pictures from Reese's special day:
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| Our yellow brick road - can you see the witch? |
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| The decorations |
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| The table |
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| The infamous cake! Little known secret - it took 5 cake mixes to make this sucker And the thing that made my daughter think I rule the world... The rainbow inside the cake! |
Can't wait to see what you dream up next year.
Maybe Chuck E Cheese?
OMG...that is the most amazing thing ever!!! You rule Mommydom for sure after this feat!
ReplyDeleteAs a Kansas girl, I have to say I LOVE that cake!! Wow! I am so impressed! Seriously great job. I think you get Best Mom of the Year award for you job.
ReplyDeleteWow! Kayla, I cannot say enough of how amazing you are! This was the perfect day for a lovely little lady! The cake? Knocked my socks off!
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