Birthday Boy

My son, Eli just turned 4, and let me tell you it was so much fun!  I love how excited a 4 yr old gets about every little detail of a birthday.  The presents, the singing, the cupcakes, etc. We're not having the actual party for over a week, but here are a few pictures of the gifts and from the celebration with just our family.

Morning of his birthday...just opened up some smaller gifts.

This year we decided, or more accurately "I" decided (since my husband rarely has a say in something once my mind is made up) to build my son a new rock table.  I love building things for the kids.  I've built them a mini fridge and kitchen complete with stove, oven, and mircowave, so I didn't hesitate to take on building a rock table.  And yes, I'm aware that most of these things can be purchased in stores...but where's the fun in that!?!  While it may not win any carpentry contests, I'm pretty proud of the finished product, and most importantly my son LOVES playing on it!  We've spent most of past couple days outside moving rock!

One happy 4 yr old boy!

Had to get him a nice steel Tonka dump truck to go along with the rock table.

Eli's obsessed with the color blue right now, he even requested that that be the theme of his birthday party this year.  More to come about that in a later post :)  So, I had to make cupcakes with blue frosting and blue sprinkles! 

First bite of his birthday cupcake.

My daughter diving into her own cupcake.

The aftermath!



Ballerina Princess Tea Party

I absolutely love making these sweet little ballerina cake toppers!  Something about them...so adorable with their little tutus and lace up ballet shoes. This one was made for a little girls 3rd Birthday.  The theme is "Ballerina Princess Tea Party".  So, she's fully accessorized with her crown, tutu, and slice of birthday cake (which sits on top a mini doily).
I hope the little princess loves her cake topper as much as I loved making it!  Happy 3rd Birthday!

May The Force Be With You

My nephew is turning 5 this month and wanted a Star Wars party.  Of course, my brother was thrilled and is more involved then ever before in the planning!  I offered to make him a cake topper for the big day.  So, what to make...after some discussion, we decided on a LEGO inspired Darth Vader.  Then, we decided that the cake might look a bit bare with just Vader.  Why not add a few more Star Wars characters!  Yoda and R2D2 were made next. 

One little problem.  My nephew has a sister (my niece :) and she might feel a little left out if she didn't get a Star Wars figure...so, I made a little LEGOish Princess Leia for her.  Problem solved!

So here they all are.  Can't wait to see what my nephew thinks of them!

Custom Ballerina Cake Topper

This pretty little ballerina dressed in pink was custom made for a little girls 3rd Birthday!  She's holding a numbered sign and a present for her big day.  She even has lace-up ballet slippers...to cute!