Seeing Double: Fourth of July Family Tradition Continues

Monday, July 4, 2011

Fourth of July Family Tradition Continues

Since I was a little girl, my family made cupcakes for our Fourth of July celebration. My brother and I were always so excited to make the cupcakes our own patriotic creations. Armed with lots of frosting, sprinkles, and candies, we put so much effort into making them beautiful. Now that I have kids, I am so happy to continue this tradition with them. We attempted cupcake making last year. You can find that blog post here. This year was totally different. George and Clara are almost 20 months old and never cease to amaze me at what they can do. They actually helped us make the cupcakes this year. Yesterday morning before we were even dressed for the day we got started. We heard lots of whoas and wows while we mixed everything together for our brownie cupcakes. Once baked, we gave them each a cupcake, spreadable cheese knife, and a spoonful of frosting. After just a little demonstration, they dug right in. They loved frosting the cupcakes and then squeezing red and blue decorations on top. While they devoured those two cupcakes, John and I decorated the rest for our family celebration. They really enjoyed this activity and it has encouraged me to use them as little helpers more often when I cook. We are looking forward to sharing our cupcake creations this afternoon poolside! Happy Fourth everyone!