So, Elijah's birthday fell during our conference; I knew we would be wiped out after, so we went for a real simple birthday party this year... for lack of a better theme we made it a "Boys Only" party. :) He had a couple friends over, we played a few games and then they all watched old Tom and Jerry cartoons (which our boys LOVE) and had smoothies, popcorn and cupcakes. Then we sent them home. :) Very easy. Happy 6 year old little boy. :)
For the cupcakes, months ago, Elijah saw a picture in one of my fancy home decorating magazines of cupcakes with huge globs of white frosting with a single candy corn on top... and he HAD to have cupcakes like that. Thankfully Nanny sent candy corn in a recent package so we were all set. Then I saw a post on my favorite recipe blog for "candy corn" cupcakes where you actually dye the cake batter. I got a GREAT white cake recipe off the website (my b-day cake was only so-so, so was on the hunt for a new basic cake recipe) After making the batter, we separated it into 3 bowls and used the food dye (the kind in the little tubs, not your basic food coloring) and dyed the batter. Then you just layer the colors - they don't mix or anything - and bake. The result was pretty cool!
One of the boys' favorite "games" is pretending to be dogs or cats and eating their snack on the floor. :) So we had a "dog race" where the boys raced across the floor and had to finish their "dog food" (peanuts, raisins and marshmallows - thanks, Grandma!) Ezra even joined in, though he just sat there and stuffed it in with his fat grubby hands. :) We can't get marshmallows here and it was so funny to see the boys with the marshmallows - they didn't know what they were and Ezra wouldn't touch them!
Then we watched the movie and ate!
We do smoothies every Saturday night... basic recipe - 2 whole pineapple, cut up and frozen; 6-7 bananas; half a liter of guava juice. Simple, but tastes really good. :) Ezra is a huge smoothie fan.
I've been waiting to hear all about this party. It sounds like everyone had a great time. I especially like the creativity of the "dog races". Elijah, when your daddy was about 3 years old, we went out with the Baimas and left all the kids (your dad was one of them) with a friend of ours. She decided to make popcorn, but forgot to put a lid on the pan, so popcorn popped all over the kitchen floor. Phyllis was a VERY experienced grandma and was not about to miss out on a good time, or waste time with a broom. She just said, "Hey kids, let's pretend we are hungry puppies!" That popcorn was cleaned up in no time. I must say, I am so thankful my friend, Pam, keeps a clean house!!!!
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