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Happy Birthday, Penny and Puppy!


This week it was brought to my attention that Penny and Puppy had a birthday coming up. We love any chance for a celebration and I had a frosting recipe I was dying to try. So we planned a party for the stuffed animals and set Friday as the big day. Aiden made the cupcakes. True confession: I hate baking with the boys. So, for this occasion I just bought a box mix (don't throw stones) and Aiden made them himself.  Earlier I had stumbled upon a S'more Buttercream Frosting recipe. Homemade buttercream frosting with marshmallows mixed in?????? Yes. Please. A few words about the frosting:  In short, it was marvelous. Buttercream with melted chocolate and melted marshmallows mixed in....you could really taste the marshmallows and the light but creamy texture was amazing. Obviously, the sugar load in this frosting was intense. We don't normally eat tons of sugar but I'm game for a treat now and again (or everyday:) ). However, my blood sugar wasn't normal for the entire rest of the day. I frosted only about seven cupcakes (one for each of us and one for Penny and Puppy and one extra...just in case). I was going to take the rest to the cabin but after eating too much frosting I threw it all away a long with the rest of cupcake batch. I had to throw it all away while I felt sick and had the will power to do it. If I hadn't I wouldn't be writing this because I'd be in a sugar coma. I don't regret eating them though....S'more Buttercream Frosting...would anyone really pass that up???

Anyway, back to the party. Aiden decorated the yard with streamers. We sat down, sang Happy Birthday, ate the cupcakes, and chatted for a bit with Penny and Puppy. According to Sage, Penny turned 1 and Aiden said that Puppy was 6. Aiden was accurate in calculating Puppy's age. I think Penny is more like 4 or 5, but Sage must calculate in some form of dog years. :) The boys then played with balloons and played with the "blowers." Now they are in bed and I'm on a sugar detox.







Comments

Sally said…
You are just the best Mom! What a wonderful party and a belated Happy Birthday to Puppy and Penny.
August 14, 2014 at 12:31 PM
Jenny said…
This. Is. Adorable.
August 15, 2014 at 11:04 AM
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