Cake for Noah's Race Car Party

I'm going crazy over Noah's cake. Should I make? Should I buy? Should it be a cake? Cupcakes? Both? Aghhh....
This was simpler when my mother in law was making them. I'm a pro at cupcakes but I haven't figured cakes out yet. I can bake them but they never look right when I try to decorate them!
We went into Cinderella Cakes last weekend and sampled their cakes. I took Noah and Abie. They loved them, especially the red velvet. So they can do the cake, but it is a little more than I would like to spend.
I love Susie's cakes in Newport Beach. They are an old fashioned style bakery so they couldn't do anything fancy with fondant. Another issue is the drive. Not sure I want to be driving to Newport the day of the party.
To save money I thought maybe I could make a cake and cupcakes. Now I am rethinking that decision.
I found an easy cake to make on familyfun.com and tried it today. I see why the bakeries charge so much. To make the cake look like a race track, you have to cover it in sprinkles. My kitchen is a disaster. It doesn't look all that great. And all those sprinkles do not taste good.
Aghhh...
To be continued...

My floor is a mess

Donavan's 10th Birthday Party 2008

So for Donavan's 9Th birthday we did a surprise reptile party. So the next year we unsure of what to do, so we did it again. The reptile show was a hit except that after the show the kids were bored. My friend Dani grabbed a toy guitar and we played a game of hot potato to entertain them. I learned that party that if you do a party with an hour show and don't get a jumper, you must have other things planned!

Kathie's Baby Shower 2009

Last year me and some friends threw a country western themed shower for Kathie. We found the baby only wearing a diaper, boots and a hat and knew that would be cute. Kathie loves country music too, so two of the girls made a country song CD for everyone to take home. They put country songs about motherhood or babies etc on it.
To keep it simple for food we did a chili/baked potato bar. I found these cute cactus glasses at the dollar tree to use for the chili. Party city has great western themed plates and napkins.
We all hung an item on baby clothing on a clothes line for decoration. I thought the bright blue and red colors were so pretty for this shower.

Sammy's 2ND Birthday at the Zoo 2010

We celebrated my son Sammy's 2ND Birthday at the zoo. It was so fun. Pizza hut delivered pizza to the zoo. For food we also did pasta salad, fruit, chips, dip and soda.
Everyone got tickets for the train ride. I filled bright buckets with animal crackers and other goodie. My mil made the a very cute cake. This was a great party with lots of friends and family there. Fred's Dad, his wife, his sisters, brother, along with their families all came from Utah!

Dani's Sweet Baby Shower! 2010

I threw a shower for my good friend Dani this year, I did a whole blog about it, but decided to add it here too. It was candy themed and so fun to plan!
We'll the shower was awesome, if I do say so myself. It was a beautiful day and Dani really loved everything. She had her baby on June 10 (day before my birthday!) I actually met him on my birthday. His name is Brayden and he is perfect.
Here is a look back on the shower...
Hubby went to Las Vegas the week of the shower and took our little boys with him. That made throwing the shower so much easier.
Here is the me and the girls that planned the shower (minus DeLacey, she was sick and did not come), plus Dani.

Noah 1ST Birthday, Bear Party 2006

So while planning Noah's 5Th birthday I decided to take a look back at his first birthday. I almost cried when I looked at the pictures, time flies!
So Noah's nickname is Bear, so for his 1ST, I had to do a Bear theme.
I had the same company that brought my storks, bring out bears for the lawn. It was so cute and all the kids loved posing with them.
I had Ralph's make the photo cake. I made the cupcakes and topped them with teddy grahams.
I hired a clown to entertain the kids. Noah was kinda scared of her and only let her paint a balloon on his arm.
Here are some pics off the day