baking for baby

Today I went to a friend's baby shower and it was great. I met up with some old friends and spent time bonding with my fellow mom to be. She is also having a little girl so it was fun to watch her open girlie gifts. Over the past few months I have really learned from her and shared similar experiences. I feel like I am following in her footsteps. It's a blessing to have several pregnant women growing with me and even new moms who offer great advice and words of wisdom. Thanks to you all!

So back to the days main event...everyone was asked to bring something to the shower. I signed up to bring cupcakes because I thought they were the easiest and the cutest. For those of you that know me really well, I'm not the one who usually does all the cooking or baking. That would be where my loving husband comes into the picture. He's the chef in this household and usually comes to my recuse when he sees me struggle in the kitchen. So when I told him I signed up for cupcakes I was expecting him to eagerly look up a fun, tasty recipe. To my dismay he left me alone to create and pull something together.

Ok, ok, so he didn't leave me completely alone because he knows better. It's almost always a guarantee that whatever I cook is going to end up burnt. Today I mixed up all the ingredients, poured them into the little molds, and put them into the oven, minutes later i completely forgot I had put anything in the oven. Ooops! But at least I turned the oven on! Right? Joel quickly got up and ran over to the oven to pull them out. Basically he came to my rescue and saved me from what could have been my hundredth baking disaster. Thank you Joel for keeping an eye on me!

So maybe I'm not a baker but I do enjoy moments of being creative. I found these cute cupcake decorating ideas online for baby showers and I had seen some from other showers that I was wanting to try for myself. One I had seen was decorated like a baby rattle. It was an ambitious task but I went for it (I mean, if the cupcakes weren't going to be edible, at least they were going to look edible). Here is a picture of what i pulled together

They were a hit at the shower and the girls said they were good. I never tried them because I was too full by the time dessert came around. I guess next time I should try them before I serve them to a group of people. Hopefully I didn't leave any ingredients out(another thing I'm guilty of) I guess I'm learning along the way.

Joel's rebuttal:

Hey, I didn't feel like baking. Sue me.