Simple Gluten Free Cupcakes

No.  This is NOT what they should look like.  This was after my 2 year old got ahold of them while I was trying to take care of the birthday girl who suddenly came down ill :(

So we celebrated a week later instead.  And I switched from purple to pink:

Tangled Cake & Party

For my daughter's 5th birthday we had a tangled party!  The yellow border is the "hair"' and it's attached to the back of the doll.

The long braid on the wall is made of yellow plastic party table cloths, with fake flowers stuck inside the braids. (it's still hangs in her bedroom today)

 The plates are shaped like frying pans with black paper handles stapled to them (made from extra plates)  Yellow hair candy (lemon licorice).  I did NOT make the cupcakes.  They were left over from my sister-in-law's wedding and I just added yellow sprinkles.  The Sun rice treats were for the wheat intolerant.

My mom made this wig out of yellow yarn and a headband complete with more fake flowers.

The party guests got a little wig too (from the dollar store...it was easy to find since it's almost halloween)

My favorite game:  Pin the nose on Flynn Rider

 My oldest set up a beauty salon and painted all the girls' nails.

Birthday Cupcakes for My Monkey

My 2 year old IS a monkey!

The topper is just printed on paper and taped to a toothpick.  And of course the bananas are from a box of Runts (which are NOT easy to find anymore) 

Simple Graduation

The brother-in-law graduated college.  Just a little something to say Congrats.

Cowgirl Birthday

My daughter is going through a horse phase.  So for her 9th Birthday we had a Cowgirl Party.  This was actually a Gluten AND Egg free cake so it stayed in the pan (or it would fall apart).  Here are the details about the party:

The dinnerware:  Pie plates, bandana napkins, and more

My uncle gave me an unused "disco" pinata he had.  I transformed him into a cowboy.

"Hay Stack" Rice Treates

"Cow Pattyies" (Star Crunch) and old fashioned candy

The "Chuck Wagon" served chili with lots of toppings and a variety of snacks.

Complete with Wagon Wheels (covered hula hoops)

The Saloon

Yum!

The Activities:

Uno Moo for the little ones

Decorate your own bandana (with fabric markers)

That Pinata

Horseshoes

Cowgirl Pictures

And of course Line Dancing

I think she had a great time :)

Election 2012

We take elections seriously around here.  We hold watch parties for the big ones.  This was a big one.  And a sad one.  Sorry.  It's true :P

Hello Kitty Cake

My 4 year old is obsessed with Hello Kitty.  I'm super busy these days, so I was only planning on making these simple "cheater" cupcakes...

But I REALLY wanted to try Hello Kitty.  So this was what I threw together. Not my most symmetric work...but hey.  Gianna loved it :)

4 years old!!!