Our little girl turned one last Saturday. What a momentous occasion. We had friends and family over to celebrate the big event. I thought it turned out great.
My wife baked her a cake, and I decorated it (our normal routine). She loves cooking, and I love making messes. Our theme for the day was Ladybugs. The cake was a rectangular orange flavored cake covered in Cream Cheese frosting. I used regular white frosting mixed with green, red and black food color to gussy up the cake a little bit. I also made some edible leaves out of green meltable chocolate. The piece-de-resistance was a large, red Ladybug made out of a cupcake. It sat perched on the corner of the main cake, and was to be my daughter’s very own “messy cake”.
We did the normal party stuff. Served food, chit-chatted, mingled, opened presents, and finally, blew out the candle. Little Girl needed big brother’s help with that. Then came the much anticipated devouring of the “messy cake”.
My daughter poked at the cake with trepidation. She pulled her finger back and was surprised to see that the Ladybug’s color was now all over her hand. She squished it around a little bit and put her fingers in her mouth. That was the catalyst. Once she tasted the sweet frosting it was all over. The was frosting and cake crumbs all over her head and hair. She rubbed her eyes and got some in there too.What a mess. We let her enjoy her little cupcake, and when all was said and done she pitched her plate off the high chair and shattered it. Naughty little punk.
The red and black frosting covered her face. The once cute, pixie faced child now looked like an extra from a horror movie. I wiped her down and put her on the floor so she could play with her toys. That night I bathed her before bed and the water in the tub turned pink. I’m still wondering what spots I missed.
I’m sure she had a tummy ache that night. She was restless and fitful. It could have been all the excitement. It could have been the sugar. I don’t know for sure. One thing I do know is that we now have a pile of battery operated toys with enough KVA to light up a small village. Maybe her letter to Santa this year should include a request for rechargeable batteries, and charging stand.
The cake looks great and congrats for 1!! My daughter’s nickname since she was a baby has been “Ladybug” so for her first birthday (I can’t believe she’s going to be 9 next Tuesday!!) she had a Ladybug cake and then of course was dressed as a Ladybug for Halloween that year.
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@Farrah –
My son will be 9 on the 22nd. They grow up so fast.
Great job on the cake! A little more red icing and she would have looked like the lady bug!
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Awesome pictures!
Happy birthday to your little one! I think al parents should own stock in Duracell. We’d all be rich! 
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Oh god, great pictures, what a face.
Happy birthday.
(yet ANOTHER sep 30th birthday!)
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@Xbox4NappyRash –
Actually her birthday is on the 27th and mine is the 28th.
I guess the cold months just make you want to snuggle with your spouse a little closer, which usually ends up something else, hence the baby boom every year at around this time. It’s either that or lack of inhibition brought on by over imbibing during the many yuletide season parties. Take your pick. We have many September birthdays in my family.
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@Mike – You know what?
You may have just solved our failures!
Global warming!
Never gets cold enough here for snuggling anymore!
;0)
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Holy cow, man…that cake looks pretty good! You guys should compete on that cake decorating show (the name is escaping me right now).
Also, I think she was just following Greek tradition with the plate thing. I’m sure she meant it as a compliment to the chefs.
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@matt –
Thanks for the compliment Matt. The Food Network Challenge has cake decorating Competitions. This nowhere close to their level of expertise, but I had fun making it. I’ve made more elaborate cakes for my son in the past. The just keep getting more intricate.
O-PA!
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Great pictures!! Reminds me of my son.
Happy early Birthday to you and your daughter.
Mike can you please also let Chuck know my challenge page is up and the widget, but Kids & Poetry had already been fully funded a couple of hours ago, but we can keep adding projects. So if there is another he would like to add, that would be great!!
Thanks a bunch and thank you for sharing the great pics.
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Priceless! Every one year old needs a little cake they can wear. Great job on that, and the pictures!
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