Happy Birthday Connley!

Connley turned 4 last week and we had a Toy Story party for him last Saturday. I made life easy and sent out an evite this year. This is the image I made for the evite.

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When I asked Connley what kind of party he wanted this year he told me he wanted a Buzz Lightyear, Woody, and Rex dinosaur party. So I decided we may as well just make it a Toy Story party.

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the Cake:

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This year I decided to try my hand at fondant and because of this I decided to make the cake a little more simple. I purchased little Toy Story action figures from ebay. I made a round 9 inch cake for the bottom and a round 6 inch cake for the top. I then used a layer of buttercream icing and then covered the cakes with fondant. (Both recipes are waay yummy!) I cut the white clouds out by hand and adhered them to the cake using a small drop of water on the back of each cloud. I then used the buttercream icing to pipe the edges. I ended up using the buttercream to stick the figures on the cake but had trouble with them staying on when transporting the cake. I think it would have been better if I had made royal icing to adhere the figures. I'm still learning!

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The best part about the cake this year is my birthday present that arrived the day I began making the cakes. Just in time!....

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Yay! My new Kitchen Aid!

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the Party:
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Seriously, how awesome is this pinata?! Yes, that's suppose to be Woody. Haha! When I picked him up at the pinata shop I was a bit surprised, but Connley loved it and that's all that matters, right?! ;)
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Happy Birthday, dear Connley!

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Present time!

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Dalton got Connley a Bumblebee Transformer for his birthday.
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Mom and Dad got him his much asked for Rex the dinosaur.
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Messy, messy little boy.

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Happy Birthday Connley! We love you!!!

Thanks to those who came to celebrate with us!