FUN!
The cake turned out to look (and taste) great, and it wasn't that difficult. Really. I was more intimidated by it that I should have been. It took my mom and I about 6 hours to bake and decorate the 36 wagons, but it was just fun. We both love doing this kind of stuff together, and it's mainly a chance to catch up over a glass of wine. During that time, M and J, my mom's wonderful partner, took over the dinner, the dishes, the diapers, the bath, and kept kiddo happy and occupied.
Although LP had been waiting for the party to happen for weeks, as soon as we got there he became completely spaced out (the lack of nap surely didn't help). I guess so many big trains can be overwhelming for little tots. He was OK but still very unlike himself during the whole afternoon (he didn't say much, for one thing, and wouldn't ring the engine bell). No one present had ever been to this fantastic (and little known) museum, and I think they were all impressed. Check it out if you can.
And oh, as you can see, LP has a new girlfriend. And she's quite a catch I must say.
My mom and (becoming-very-big) nephew
4 comment(s):
Happy birthday to LP!
He's good good taste - his girlfriend is adorable.
The cake came out GREAT! Next time I'll let you make my cake instead of making a lame-o one myself! Michael had the same party hats.
Thanks! My mother deserves a lot of the credit though. And yours was not lame! I actually think yours was much harder because it must be a lot more difficult to hand-draw the shapes in frosting!
Wow, look at that cake! I remember talking to my siblings lately about how my mum would *always* make us fancy cakes growing up, and whether we would find the time to do the same for our children. I particularly remember a swimming pool cake with jelly in the top for water!
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