I have been planning Olive's first birthday party in my head since she was about six months old. I don't think I have ever been so excited for anyone's birthday before. Planning kid parties is just fun.
I am a little bit obsessed about Olive's margarita cupcakes. I used a chocolate batter and squished mini milky way candy bars into the center prior to baking. After cooling the cupcakes, I dipped them (twice) in [heated] cream cheese frosting. After letting them dry for about five minutes, I rolled their edges in sprinkles. I popped them into a cute paper liner, and added a lime wedge and drink umbrella right before serving. They were reeeeeeeally tasty.
Kevin made sopapillas. Guests stuffed them with homemade beans, guacamole and salsa--all made by Kevin!! Yay for homemade guacamole.
And as usual, I made sugar cookies. I tinted whipped cream to look like guacamole and made a fresh fruit salsa from kiwis and strawberries to look like little faux chips and salsa hors d'oeuvres.
Olive loves horchata so we obviously had to make some. It turned out pretty yummy and it was easy and cheap!
We decorated with some little cacti and let the guests take them home as favors.
Olive got to destroy a mini "chocolate decadence" cake from our favorite Italian market Mazzaro's.
Oh and here is the 6 1/2-minute video if you want to see her eat it. It was also our friend Rebecca's birthday so we sang to her and presented her with a chocolate cake too.
Olive's friend Sofia came! Here is Sofia with her mom, Ana-Klara, and us, of course.
Olive was a very spoiled girl. This is her present pile before the guests arrived. Our friend Cal took a lot of pictures of the present opening event, so I will put those up later. Thanks to all those who came and gave so generously to Olive. She is enjoying her gifts immensely.
Okay, so I guffawed a couple of times, pretty loudly, at the video of Olive and her rich chocolate cake. Why is it that it's so endlessly amusing to see a small tot smear her face with goo? It looks so sweet and clownish all at the same time. What a girl! I can't believe how much hair she has, even since you were here for Quilt Market, and how it's turning a lighter color. She just keeps changing. Thanks for sharing part of the fiesta (the over-the-top mexicana music was pretty funny, too; reminded me of "Spanish Hour" on KGIW-radio in the valley (ie, we grew up listening to that station in Colo., and that type of music always came on just after Paul Harvey, right after the 1 p.m. on-the-hour news report). Funny stuff. And your spread makes me salivate! :)
Mmmm, sopapillas, I think I may need to make some. I wish we could have been there. Sorry we didn't get to send anything but I'm sure there will be something fun at Christmas time.
Okay, so I guffawed a couple of times, pretty loudly, at the video of Olive and her rich chocolate cake. Why is it that it's so endlessly amusing to see a small tot smear her face with goo? It looks so sweet and clownish all at the same time. What a girl! I can't believe how much hair she has, even since you were here for Quilt Market, and how it's turning a lighter color. She just keeps changing. Thanks for sharing part of the fiesta (the over-the-top mexicana music was pretty funny, too; reminded me of "Spanish Hour" on KGIW-radio in the valley (ie, we grew up listening to that station in Colo., and that type of music always came on just after Paul Harvey, right after the 1 p.m. on-the-hour news report). Funny stuff. And your spread makes me salivate! :)
ReplyDeleteMmmm, sopapillas, I think I may need to make some. I wish we could have been there. Sorry we didn't get to send anything but I'm sure there will be something fun at Christmas time.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday OLIVE!!! Wish we could have been there for so many reasons- the food looks fan-tas-tic!
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