Anna | August 21, 2009
Fuzz turns 8 tomorrow. In the past, we held off celebrating until after school began, but this year Fuzz insisted on having her party the real day of her birthday, and she knew what she wanted – a home party with a magician. She also wanted the theme to be “Garfield” so it’s [...]
Anna | August 21, 2007
Fuzz, whose birthday is tomorrow, is obsessed with the little red quarter machines at the front of the grocery store. For fun, and since it is her birthday, I gave her a bag of quarters and let her go on a vending machine shopping spree. Being a kind and generous child, she used [...]
Anna | June 27, 2007
A few months ago, Fuzz told me she wanted to have a Night at the Museum themed birthday. For a second, it seemed like a great idea. Then I came to my senses and realized how difficult it would be to get Night at the Museum napkins, plates, and favors. Doing a knock-off theme incorporating [...]
Anna | February 1, 2006
A few weeks ago, Fuzz and I started making a Pretty Princess cake – a recipe idea we got from the book Delicious Desserts from Batter Up Kids.
We got as far as icing the first layer, but while stacking on the second, the layer broke in half. It was my fault for letting Fuzz do [...]
Anna | August 22, 2005
More proof that decorating is not my strong suit. But building cakes like this is fun even if they’re not as slick as the ones in the books.