We recently celebrated Baron’s 1st Birthday!!! Everyone always warns us how fast they grow up…. well I guess they were right! I can’t believe my baby is a year old.
Gabe and I decorated paper cups for the festivities.
In these festive cups we served…
Banana Orange smoothies
1 frozen banana
1 1/2 c. whole milk
1/3 c. frozen orange juice concentrate
2 c. ice
Blend in a blender until nice and smooth. Serve with a straw and paper umbrella.
As a pastry chef it warms my heart to see my son thoroughly enjoying his very own chocolate cake.
Baron gives the camera a chocolate kiss.
For the game portion of the party I supplied each guest with an ample supply of play dough and pipe cleaners. They had the length of the party to create a monkey.
Here is the winner….(warning.. it’s PG-13)
This work of art was really a team effort by my brothers. One created the monkey while the other added the nice little yellow fountain (and no, my brothers aren’t 12 – in fact, they both have children of their own… scary :))
And for the adults… our very own monkey cake. Dark chocolate layers sandwiched between whipped ganache, fresh bananas and whipped cream. Mmmmm!!!
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May 9, 2007 at 2:46 pm
Brilynn
Those are the greatest pictures ever! I love that Baron’s just covered in chocolate, that’s the way it should be.
May 9, 2007 at 3:54 pm
gilly
Wow what gorgeous photography… you’ve really captured the spirit of the party! Your son is absolutely adorable!
May 9, 2007 at 10:14 pm
artisansweets
Thanks for the compliments on the photos. I can’t taken any of the credit on that. These come from my very talented husband. ( http://gabrielboone.com )
May 10, 2007 at 8:03 pm
havilah
Those pictures of Baron are the cutest ever! The cutest π
May 11, 2007 at 1:45 am
Thea
So enormously sad that I missed this, though Mitch and I had a good laugh over that picture of Baron with his hands up. Adorable!
May 12, 2007 at 12:44 am
Cheryl
Congrats!! You made it. π That is the cutest cake ever!!!
June 4, 2008 at 4:40 pm
Sophie A.
Your babies are absolutely adorable! Congrats on the birth of your new baby, he’s so beautiful! …almost makes me want to have one π (my hubby’s about to start law school – that’s my main reason for waiting ;)!