A Lego Birthday

a couple of weeks ago

Judah turned 8

i can't believe
my baby
is a baby no longer

sniff sniff

for this momentous occasion
my little man chose to host
a Lego themed party

i may
or may not
have influenced him just a tiny bit
when i found these awesome candles

how ca-yute are they?

of course

my enthusiasm dimmed a little 

when i realized i would have to concoct

some kind of Lego cake

but Pinterest came up trumps

and gave me lots of gooey ideas

and while i'm no confectioner

i settled on one i thought i could make

i started with a simple

chocolate sheet cake

cut into basic brick shapes

stuck together with canned icing

and topped with large marshmallows

then more icing

food colored to death

i did a crumb coat

and stuck it in the freezer for about

a half hour to harden

then frosted

to the best of my limited ability

once i had the cake

out of the way

the decorating could commence

okay

let me just say

i knew that no 8 year old kid

would don one of those party hats

without a fight

but don't they look pretty

set out on the table?

and you mums know

that my decked out room

looked like this 

for about eleven seconds

once the guests arrived

the candle blowing

cake eating

present opening

party games

playing

sweating

were pretty much a success

and this little man

marked his special day

with lots of sweet memories

mission accomplished