Making Cupcakes

Our girlies came and spent the night with us on Friday.
After we picked them up and got back to our house, I showed them these cute lanterns.

One of the Doctors I work with is Vietnamese.  Last week he brought in a gift for me, to thank me for what I do for him, and he put these lanterns with it because it was the Chinese New Year.  The girls loved them and had to turn off the lights in the kitchen so they could see how the lanterns looked in the dark.  We hung them along the side of their bunk bed which they thought was pretty fun.

We made some cupcakes in the evening, so they could cool and be frosted the next day.  We were making them to deliver to my stepmom, who fell on the ice, going to get the mail, and broke her wrist.

 The next morning I made the frosting and they licked the beater.  They said the frosting was yummy!

 They both wanted to decorate, so I gave them each a tin to work on.  Alaina was very  careful.  She had a plan for different designs she wanted to try.

 Ruby had no plan, other than that she wanted to do it herself!  I had to give a little guidance though, or there would have been more frosting than cupcake on each one!

We had cute sprinkles to finish them with.

 Here's their finished tins.  They were pretty proud!

 

We had to try them out, and they both thought they were good.  Alaina liked the cake part best and Ruby thought the frosting was the best.

Then we surprised Great Grandma!  She was happy to see them, and she liked the cupcakes and the cards they made.
The girls liked her cast because it's purple!  She's doing good and has even been able to go bowling again.
I brought the girls home after this, and they took some cupcakes home with them.


I have to tell you one more funny story about Ruby.

This is Ruby with her well loved bunny.  Bunny has been with her since she was a baby, and bunny still goes to bed with her, and is often seen laying somewhere near her at home, but she doesn't take her along when she goes away.
Last week Aaron and Laura were going to take the girls out sledding and Ruby asked if Bunny could come along.  Laura responded that Bunny wouldn't want to come out in the snow.  Ruby's answer?  "But Mumma - Bunny is a snow shoe hare!"
Laura doesn't know where she learned about snow shoe hares, but we all got a good laugh at that one!