Impromptu 4th of July

Our family really didn't have plans on Friday, the 4th of July.  Our community celebrated on Saturday with a parade and fireworks, but Friday was kind of up for grabs.  Late in the morning, my neighbor stopped by and asked if we had any plans for that evening because they didn't either.  So, what to do?  Let's all grill out and celebrate the Independence Day of our country!  What fun!

So we went to the grocery store and my husband bought some hamburgers and I picked up some ingredients to make potato salad, corn salad, Josie made a fruit salad and I whipped up some cake balls too. Our neighbors brought over some wine, chips and dip and Drumsticks ice cream cones.  We had a FEAST!!!  

Josie made this ALL BY HERSELF.  She's super proud of her delicious creation!

Vanilla cake balls with red, silver and blue sprinkles!  

After a round of Bocce Ball, the kids ran around with sparklers.  The perfect end to a perfect (totally impromtu) 4th of July celebration!

Thanks, neighbors!  We had so much fun!!!

1 + 91 = 4th of July

Erin ordered a cake for her son's 1st birthday and one for her Grandfather's 91st birthday.  They were going to be having a spectacular 4th of July celebration with these two fantastic birthdays!

The first cake I made was for her son, TJ, who turned one on the 4th of July.  They were having a red, white and blue party for him.  The inside of the cake is a layer of red vanilla and blue vanilla cake, filled with white vanilla buttercream.  I carried the theme to the outside of the cake, too!  It looks incredibly festive, doesn't it?

Grandpa's birthday cake is a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting.  He's not a fan of fondant, so I used buttercream to write on the top of it.

I hope both Grandpa and TJ had a wonderful birthday celebration!!!!