Do you remember "The Muppet Show" from the 1970's? Well, you would never know it is 2009 in our home!
My husband was a big fan. (Read: borderline obsession!) I was more of a Sesame Street kind of gal. But my husband wanted to pass on his love of the Muppets and bought the boys "The Muppet Show" on DVD
for Christmas last year.Much to his delight, he has successfully passed on his passion for this show to the boys, especially Dylan.
So, when I asked Dylan what Birthday cake he wanted a couple of months ago and his reply was "Beaker!" I couldn't help but laugh. Where in the world would I find a pattern for Beaker in 2009?!?
Don't you love the Internet? I looked and looked and looked and found one pattern. One. That's it. So I used it!
It was time consuming, but here is what I came up with!
Dylan was so excited. He looked forward to his cake more than any other part of his Birthday. The boys enjoyed watching Beaker "come to life" as I created him.
I realized making cakes for my boys goes much deeper than just making "safe cakes." It is about making memories they will always have of their Birthdays.
When I was growing up we had no food allergies in our house but I had a wonderful aunt who loved to make Birthday cakes for us. I always got to pick what I wanted, too. My aunt Merrilyn passed away in 1992 of brain cancer. But, some of my favorite memories of her were of those cakes! I can't help but smile when I think I am passing on that legacy in my own family.
So, as the title asked, "What does PA have to do with the Muppets?" Well, everything when you children love the show and you want to have a "safe cake" that they will always remember!
(A special note: The cake on my last post was not mine! I got a few comments complimenting me. The photo credit was inadvertently left off. Like many bloggers, I use many photos from flickr. I do try to always give credit when I do that. So please forgive me for forgetting on this lovely one! For the record, Beaker is mine!!)
2 comments:
What a super mom you are for putting so much effort into their b-day cakes! We kind of do the same thing and everyone always oohs and awhs over our homemade cake with all the personal decorations on it. I should send you a picture of a cowboy/western cake we made last year for my PA son's b-day- it was great! (my husband helped me a lot with it!)
It's PERFECT!!!! Beaker is my favorite Muppet, too! :) That is awesome you did that for him--what memories! Some of my favorite childhood pictures are those of cakes my mom made and all the fun things we did at our birthday parties! In a way, a peanut allergy takes you back in time, when life was simpler, and things were more creative and homemade! It's a blessing in disguise esp. when so many kids today miss out on life bcs they are glued to the TV or only eat fast foods that their parents bring home! Kudos to you!
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