Birthday Cake

Our house is a MYOC establishment. That is, Make Your Own Cake. To my now three year old, life couldn't get much better.

Step One: Wash up
(and make a funny face at the camera)

Step Two: Choose your favorite cake mix
(we are not a MYOC from scratch establishment)

Step Three: Stir in the ingredients
(until you get sick of it...then make your mom finish)

Step Four: Taste the product
(it's quality assurance, you know)

Step Five: Decorate with toys, sprinkles, and Skittles

Step Six: Enjoy!
(but follow the proper protocol--
lick the frosting off the toy,
lick the frosting off your cupcake,
eat your cupcake,
play with your toy)

When Spike had finished off the final crumbs of his own cupcake, he asked me, "Momma, can I suck the frosting off of your cupcake?" Um, no. And ew! There are a lot of things this momma will sacrifice for her child's happiness, but chocolate frosting is not one of them!

(Thanks to Nini for the pictures and to Aunt Lowee for the baker's garb.)