Well, we did it! We made it through yet another birthday party! Our little man turned 3 on Monday, April 11th and we had his Wild West Birthday party on Sunday celebrating with friends and family. Anyone that knows me knows that I love to plan a great party. I tried this time to pull it all together, working around the weather and to our surprise, it didn't rain at all!
So, here's the low down on the party. We send Wild West themed invites from evite.com(love that site!), planned a menu with hotdogs, ham and beans, cornbread, cole slaw, rootbeer, a Roy Rogers punch and of course, cake. I did a 3tier (3flavor) cake with cow print, blue jean, bandana print and made a boot of of gumpaste. This was my first experience with fondant and actually enjoyed it. Made 2 batches of marshmellow fondant as well as some modeling chocolate. It wasn't perfect but it was not too bad and tasted way better than regular fondant. Next time I'm gonna try adding some flavoring...vanilla or almond I think. Here's the finished product:
All in all, I think it was a good time. The weather ended up beautifully and I'm glad everyone was able to come celebrate our little man's birthday! He was exhausted (and I have to add, so was I!)
Can't wait for the next party to plan....I have something in mind...but it's a bit of a secret! Oh, I realized it's my dad's 50th in November and of course, you can expect a bash! He won't be reading this so I know it's safe to post!
Oh, Tyler's birthday is in June and he want's a Hawaiin Luau! Can't wait...think a roasted pig is in the works!
On a side note, I'm running in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure this Saturday in Indianapolis and am still looking for sponsors to help raise money for breast cancer research. It's super easy and again, anything you can give will help. You can donate online with just a few clicks and as this is a non-profit it's tax deductible. http://rfci.convio.net/site/TRC/Race/General?pg=peditor&fr_id=1090&px=1885660
Happy Hump Day everyone!
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