Dinotopia

My little man turned two yesterday. It was a day spent with loved ones with good food and fun. Each year when a birthday rolls around, I think cake. Growing up in my house as a child, birthdays came and went with not much fuss and not much of a cake. But when Ivy's first birthday came 8 years ago, I felt that the cake was to be the centre piece for the day. I spent hours researching and baking and decorating and thats how its been ever since.Its my gift to my babies where I put all my love and creative energy into each masterpiece.
We recalled all her cakes last week as we gathered supplies for her little brothers..
1st Birthday :: Big Pink Teddy Bear
2nd Birthday :: Fairy Mushroom
3rd Birthday :: Barbies in a swimming pool
(with blue jelly for water!)
4th Birthday :: Merry Go Round (too hard but pulled it off)
5th Birthday :: A packet of pink lamingtons from
the general store in outback Australia!
6th Birthday :: Rainbow Chocolate Cupcakes
7th Birthday :: Flower Cupcakes
8th Birthday :: Flower Cake
So far Ivy has discussed what the theme is for her 9th this year and that suits me fine. I'm all caked out. But I have enjoyed having new material to work with, having a little boy to cater for. His first birthday was a Pirate's Treasure Chest- my best cake to date and this year was Dinosaurs.

The kids loved it and devoured it in no time.