A Pinwheels and Candy Birthday

If you ask Elizabeth what her favorite food is, odds are it will be loaded with sugar. My sweetheart has a sweet tooth. So, when it came time to plan her birthday party, I decided we'd have to go with pinwheels and candy.

What could be more summery?

It started with the invites...

My original plans, which included four foot tall giant pinwheels, had to be sidelined when this crazy thing called life interfered. How rude. Still, I learned a valuable lesson. Sometimes, simple is best. Or less is more.

I made cake pops. That is a post in and of itself. Suffice to say, my friend Morgan is a total liar. (Sorry, hon. You are. But I still love you.) They are not easy. I started off with enough materials to make 32. I ended up with twelve kind of okay looking but not really great cake pops.

What did turn out beautifully were the dishes of candy. Mostly because all I had to do was open a bag and dump them in. That's my kind of party prep.

The birthday girl was finally starting to get the whole present thing when the party came to a screeching halt.

She got a new baby.

After carefully letting someone else hold the baby, it was on to more presents and then cake.

Please note my superior frosting skills. Also, please note my sarcasm. I just can't figure out how people learn to frost a cupcake. Mine ended up looking like a three-year-old went on a frosting rampage. And then put four sprinkles on top.

But she didn't care. She blew out her candles and gave us all a grin.

After giving the kids buckets - yes, buckets - to fill with cookies and candy, we headed home. Tired and filled with sugar.

I'd say that's the definition of a successful birthday party.