Six

Avery's 6th birthday was all about seeing how much sugar we could consume. We kicked off the occasion in California the day before we left with these delicious treats provided by Grandma Leah. If I could remember the bakery they were from in Redlands I would give a shout out and tell you to try the lemon cupcake next time you're in the neighborhood but I don't know the name. Looks like it'll be Cuca's burritos followed by cupcakes next time we are home.

On her actual birthday we did the treats for school thing. I was planning on making cupcake lollipops for the class but we found this pretzel butterfly cupcake idea and it was easy enough that Miles and Avery could decorate all of them by themselves. Ben helped me make the cupcakes, I frosted them and the kids decorated them. They actually didn't turn out as badly as I thought they would. I made some chocolate and some funfetti - next time, and I should have known this, I will only make one kind because even though giving a class of kindergartners a choice of vanilla or chocolate seems like a good idea - it only causes problems. Everyone wanted chocolate.

To my amusement and slight horror Avery went to the front of the class after she thought everyone was done eating and gracefully got their attention (think clasping hands and looking around at everyone and saying "I'll wait" until everyone appeared rapt). She then proceeded to thank everyone for coming to her party (she did acknowledge that they had to come anyhow, but that she was grateful for their attendance that day) and then told everyone that after they got their backpacks and jackets that they could come up front and meet her little brother Miles. And I'm pretty sure she was wearing a tiara at the time. Her teacher (who I absolutely love) was like "uh, no, everyone needs to get in line for the bus" (I asked the teacher if she would be surprised that Avery was the daughter of not one but two ASB presidents (which isn't indicative of anything except that we like attention and a certain degree of power. i'm pretty sure I ran uncontested, not sure about Ben) and without flinching (or smiling) shook her head no. Anyhow, Avery has much more of a presidential presence than either of her parents and I have a feeling her campaign has just begun)) So instead we had Miles give high fives down the line as we made our exit. Avery rode the bus home. Not for any reason other than she loves to.

Then we went home and made cupcake lollipops (without sticks) (a baked cake mix crumbled and mixed with cream cheese frosting and formed into balls then dipped in white chocolate and decorated. This was way to much sugar even for me. But it's a cute idea.