It may be old age. Perhaps it is how busy we find ourselves being. Whatever the cause, I am terribly late in posting the last two birthdays of the year. I was even late making their cakes, but I have the sweetest, most forgiving of kiddos.
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| Dressed up from college classes |
Stanley requested the planets. How simple, right? Just 9 balls (yes, he wanted Jupiter included, although its planet classification is debated by some). However, I wanted to make them different colors. I lined up 9 bowls and added food coloring to each one with a little bit of water. I tried rolling each planet in its designated color, but that idea failed. I certainly didn't want to completely cover them with frosting. Then the idea to "paint" them popped into my head. I washed up one of the kid's paintbrushes and used the food coloring mixture to paint each one. Of course, my own fingers were quite colorful when the job was completed, but I got the job done. Three other missionary boys came over for a sleepless-over, and I think I got as little sleep as they did.
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| Fruit kebabs, baby sausages, cheese & crackers, cupcakes and tea |
We decided to do an afternoon tea for Savannah's party. We had everything set up outside when the dark clouds rolled in and the wind began to blow. My faithful helpers grabbed everything, and we set everything up again in the dining room. Since we had cupcakes for her tea party, I decided on a large cupcake for her birthday cake.
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| Five special friends: Christina, Shae-Lynn, Abigail, Evanthea, and Savannah |
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| She LOVES the guitar, and so does Skyler. |
You may ask, "Do you get to have ice cream for your birthdays?" There
are places to buy decent tasting ice cream, but it is quite pricey. Then ice cream look-alikes are also sold. They are made with some strange ingredients as it can set on the counter for hours and still not melt all of the way but become a spongy-glob.
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| What a big cupcake! |
But we are the Stensaas family, and so we must do it the Stensaas way - HOMEMADE! The two most requested flavors for birthdays are mint chocolate chip and root beer. Since it does take so much effort and makes so much mess, we always make a double batch. You can see in the picture the ice cream maker to the left with a large bowl of freshly made ice cream setting next to it. On the floor is a basin holding the crushed ice. Then the counter is loaded with all of the containers we use to make 18 kilos of ice.
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| Big mess indeed! |
Is it worth all of the work? DEFINITELY!
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