Here's what kept me busy:
Team Umizoomi Cake (#3)
This cake is making it's third appearance on this blog for 3-year-old Gabriel! It is comprised of 2 layers vanilla and 1 layer chocolate cake and vanilla Swiss meringue buttercream. And dark chocolate ganache before the fondant covering, of course. It also survived the rainy weather the day of delivery.
Happy 3rd Birthday, Gabriel!
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William & Owen's 1st Halloween Party
This was the year that they would be old enough to appreciate it! Having made a few friends in the East, we had a total of 11 kids. No haunted house, though, because I thought they were still too young. Maybe next year.
Items on the menu on tent cards... with creative names:
Monster goosebumps (grapes)
Bleeding hearts (strawberries)
Decrepit spinal discs (crackers)
Bone shavings (mozzarella cheese)
Dried pus (cheddar cheese)
Fried skin (tortilla chips)
Blood 'n guts (salsa)
Frankenstein's vomit (strawberry yogurt)... nobody touched this!
Vampire juice (cranberry juice)
Yellow bile (lactose-free milk dyed yellow)... nobody touched this, too!
Zombie urine (apple juice)
Satan's sweat (bottled water)
Bug-infested mold (chocolate chip cookies)
Deadly candy (Smarties... but I labelled it "M&Ms" in error)
Yummy worms (gummi candy)... this disappeared fast!
Rotting flesh (various deli meat)
Fried goblin brains (popcorn)
I had activities planned, but it was too rainy for an scavenger hunt in the backyard (my minimalistic house made it hard to hide things indoors). Instead, we played musical chairs (where the adults had to play first to garner some interest with the kiddies), we passed a chick for the "Hot Potato" game, and attempted to have a dancing party (no one took the bait... the majority were boys, so I guess the plan failed before it began). Other than that, the boys William's age were running around the house.
There were a few superheroes at the party. 3 princesses also attended. William was a robot and Owen was a dragon. James was a zombie (again) and I was a mime (that broke the golden rule of silence).
The party was 10am to 12pm. Who thinks it's crazy to have a kid's party that early on a Saturday? Yes? Then, join James, 'cuz he thought I was nuts.
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Vanilla Cake Eyeballs
Mixed with vanilla Swiss meringue buttercream, I dipped it in white chocolate wafers, then painted on the blood vessels and topped with a black Smartie. I brought these to a kid's Halloween party the next day, and a lot of kids didn't want to touch them at all. I guess it looked more realistic in unjaded eyes.
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Spiderweb Cookies
I did it again. For each house that we visited on our trick-or-treating rounds, I gave out one or two of these cookies. Just plain sugar cookies, with royal icing web and spider. Sprinkled with disco dust. Many people were surprised at receiving something in return after handing out candy! :)
Happy Halloween!
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