Last Saturday morning Tom and I left the house at 4 am and ventured out into the 20 degree weather of Columbus, Ohio. Happily, though, we were heading to the airport, and 9 hours and three time zones later were in warm, sunny Los Angeles, home of palm trees, lemon trees, and best of all,
Though this visit is just a brief stop-over on our way to Hawaii - we leave tomorrow for Honolulu - as soon as we arrived we hit the ground running since Makaila's 4th birthday party was to be the following day. So there was decorating to do, tables to set, gift-bags to fill, ...and oh, so important, a birthday cake to be made. By early Sunday morning the house was almost ready for the party. Makaila had gone around the house with streamers and a roll of tape to make sure that each area was decorated: Then it was time to make the cake, which was my job. Makaila had requested a pink heart-shaped cake with flowers on it. Now, there's actually a trick to making a good-sized heart-shaped cake. It calls for a square pan and a round pan: Divide the cake batter evenly between the two pans (I generally use one cake mix). After the cakes are baked position the square in the shape of a diamond then cut the circle in half and "glue" with icing each half to the two top sides of the diamond. Maybe you can visualize from the above photo. As it turned out Maria didn't own an electric mixer, but that was all right, I was able to mix the batter by hand, After the cake was baked I also had lots of help icing it, along with the batch of mini-cupcakes I made along with it: The guests were due to arrive at 3:00 pm, at which time they promptly began doing. Then the children and their parents all arrived, about 40 people, and the festivities began, starting with the water balloon toss, ...with brief pauses, at the parents' insistence, for eating. ...and, of course, birthday cake and cupcakes, ...followed by more running around, squealing, laughing, crying, then more laughing, squealing, and running around. Then one by one children and parents started going home until all the guests were gone, But the memory was so sweet.
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Claire
3/31/2015 02:23:34 am
Looks like so much fun! Wish I could have been there!
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Patti
3/31/2015 04:04:56 am
So wish you could have been there, too, Clairey!
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Jean
3/31/2015 02:47:46 am
What a lovely party, Patti. Makaila is sure to remember it, esp. all the fun she had decorating and baking with Gram. Have a great vacation.
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Patti
3/31/2015 04:06:43 am
You know, Jean, she wants to come back to Columbus for another tea party at Coffee Time!
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Stephanie
3/31/2015 08:39:45 am
Happy Birthday, Makaila! 💜 How are you 4 already?!?!
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Molina
3/31/2015 11:04:15 am
What wonderful memories you are creating for your grand babies!
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