Birthday Party

The Kid's birthday party was a hit! You generally can't go wrong with laser tag! I can't believe he's ten, 10, a decade, as he pointed out! The Kid was 2 when The Boy and I started dating. Now he is 10. I'm not ready to deal with this. However, he is one of the neatest people that I know. He has an astoundingly unique point of view on things and is thankfully not afraid to voice them. All the same, I'd like to call a time out please!

I made angel food cup cakes. Never.Again. The Kid is extremely conscious and conscientious of food allergies. He already knew that one guest has a peanut/tree nut allergy and this is the primary reason for making our own cup cakes. You will not find a bakery that will guarantee no nut, ever, has ever touched or looked cross-eyed at the pan used to make whatever.
One of his friends at school is allergic to strawberries and another has a chocolate allergy. So, when asked what kind of cup cakes and icing he wanted the response was, "white, white, oh and white sprinkles too!"

The Boy's genius suggestion was angel food cake. I so love me some angel food cake. I do not love me some baking angel food cake. I bought a box. I thought that would be easy! The box makes 54 cupcakes!!!! I don't need that many friggin' cupcakes, especially because my birthday was the week before and I made cupcakes and muffins for my classes. Instead I split it between cupcakes and a bread pan. Angel food cake does.not.come.out.

Then we iced some of the cup cakes. Some had to be left plain because another guest does not like icing. By guest I am referring to children. Icing angel food cake is one of the hardest things I've done. It falls apart. Plus, it's so friggin' sweet to begin with you don't need icing.



Upon opening his first gift, that was so obviously wrapped he had to know it was a skateboard, he said, "I hope it's a baby brother!"