The Cake

September 5, 2010

So little Noah is about to turn one already! I have decided to throw him an "Under the Sea" birthday party. When I was pregnant with him his big brother Caleb came to the ultrasound. When he saw the image on the screen he said "that looks like a crab". From that moment on he always announced "I'm having a baby brother and a baby crab". I thought it was kinda cute- so for Noah's welcoming birthday we had little crab birthday hats. Since I like to use the welcoming party hats at each baby's first birthday it only makes sense to have a full blown "Under the Sea" party.

Already my mind is spinning. I like to start the process of birthday party planning one month in advance- not a day before. That way I can enjoy the age they are and not go crazy spending money too far ahead of time. So since August 29th I have already had some main ideas.
I will catch up on my main ideas tomorrow. Tonight I just wanted to journal about the cake.

I am thinking maybe a strawberry cake colored blue, with strawberry frosting on the inside and a blue green buttercream on the outside. The sides could be decorated with a sea scene, fish seaweed, coral etc and the top could have little waves with white caps all over it.
For Noah's personal cake- of course it has to have a crab on it! But I don't like the thought of him eating too much red food coloring- so maybe just a frothy buttercream with a red fondant crab on the top that I could take off. hmm. I will be thinking about this tonight.
Tomorrow- invitations.