Scotia turned 7 last week! Wohoo! We planned a super simple party - a picnic in our back yard with the neighborhood girls. Dad made his famous mac n cheese, I made a veggie tray, fruit kabobs with strawberries, grapes and apples and Scotia and I made this killer 3 layer candy cake a la Cake Boss.
All my cake pans are the same size so we had to cut the top layers down to size, which made for very crumbly edges. Scotia helped mix, bake, cut, ice and decorate and she was thrilled, "Mom, we nailed it!" (Tyrone offered to try and fix the icing but I said don't touch it. Scotia loves it, her friends will love it and Martha Stewart is not invited)
After lunch on a blanket sitting in the sun, we did a pumpkin rolling relay, sack races, ring toss with little pumpkins and about 25 rounds of duck, duck, goose which ended with a gaggle of squealing girls chasing after Jaxon and his friend all around the back yards (ours and our neighbors who don't seem to mind that we claim 4 yards as our own :-)
When we were done with the official party the girls ran on the greenway and played babies under a makeshift patio table fort.
A perfect afternoon.
(A side note - this is my second year of putting "no presents needed" on the invites. My kids have everything they need - save your money and just come celebrate. I was thrilled when Jaxon received an invite a few weeks ago with the same request - maybe I'm starting a trend?)
Scotia did get a lovely new bicycle for her birthday from us. It replaces a yard sale bike that didn't fit her long legs very well.
All my cake pans are the same size so we had to cut the top layers down to size, which made for very crumbly edges. Scotia helped mix, bake, cut, ice and decorate and she was thrilled, "Mom, we nailed it!" (Tyrone offered to try and fix the icing but I said don't touch it. Scotia loves it, her friends will love it and Martha Stewart is not invited)
After lunch on a blanket sitting in the sun, we did a pumpkin rolling relay, sack races, ring toss with little pumpkins and about 25 rounds of duck, duck, goose which ended with a gaggle of squealing girls chasing after Jaxon and his friend all around the back yards (ours and our neighbors who don't seem to mind that we claim 4 yards as our own :-)
When we were done with the official party the girls ran on the greenway and played babies under a makeshift patio table fort.
A perfect afternoon.
(A side note - this is my second year of putting "no presents needed" on the invites. My kids have everything they need - save your money and just come celebrate. I was thrilled when Jaxon received an invite a few weeks ago with the same request - maybe I'm starting a trend?)
Scotia did get a lovely new bicycle for her birthday from us. It replaces a yard sale bike that didn't fit her long legs very well.
I like the idea of, "no presents needed". I will use that on our upcoming birthday invites. Less is more in our house and we prefer the good company over gifts. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteCan't stop laughing about the cake, it's adorable!
ReplyDeleteA perfect party. I love that cake-- you nailed it--- that's wonderful. nana
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