Friday 4 July 2008

Almost made it to the party....

My gorgeous Ethan celebrated his 4th birthday 2 days ago... and all was well... I spent the day shopping for the ingredients to make the cake, candles and all the other stuff needed for the party at the kindergarten later on this morning.... then I picked him up from kindergarten at 3.30 pm and took him to the pool with my friend, his daughter, my sister and 3 of her 4 kids... after a couple of hours in the water, we all went together for a celebratory family dinner.... and Ethan had a lovely day! :-)

Last night, my friend and I stayed up till past midnight making Ethan's cake.... He was in charge of the cutting out and basic shaping of the cake into an aeroplane, which was Ethan's choice for this year's birthday cake... and I was in charge of the kneading and handling of the sugar-paste.....

I think both of us were very proud of the results.... we worked pretty well as a cake-making team :-) and after almost 6 hours of kneading, cutting, shaping, taking photos of our masterpiece.... and of course, standing on our feet, we finally sit down to relax... and that is when it starts... my poor little baby crying out for his mummy.... and my son is not one to ever wake up in the middle of the night.... so there I am, 1 am and I find myself changing bed sheets and pyjamas because the poor little soul is puking his little guts out!!!... talk about bad timing! There's some form of 24 hour stomach bug going around at his kindergarten.... and yeah, seems like the poor thing has caught it.... It's now 6.30 am.... and after 3 bed changes.... the disappointment is starting to surface in both of us.... I just spoke to his teacher and we are going to wait an hour see how he is doing and if from now to then he doesn't vomit, maybe we will take him to the kindergarten just for the 45 minutes party and cake sharing.... I feel so sorry for him... he's been looking forward to this for weeks...

In the meantime... here is the cake that may never see the light of day.... and although it was a lot of fun making, I really hope I don't have to make another one for next week... :-)

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20 comments:

  1. What a fantastic cake! So sorry your little guy was under the weather. Such poor timing. But at least his birthday was fun!

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  2. Congrats on Eathan's birthday! So sorry that he is sick on the special day, but hey! he still have a GREAT cake and can celebrate at home. I hope he's better already.
    Triz, you are a woman of many talents! Good job for you and your friend! :))

    Smadar

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  3. Wow! Y'all made that? It's fab. I'm so sorry about him not feeling well - that's really a bummer. Hope he's better soon.

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  4. Fabulous cake!!! Hope Ethan is feeling better...

    Cheers

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  5. Know that you're a great beader but at the same time also a great baker ! The cake is fantastic =D Happy Birthday Ethan ! Hope you are feeling much better now ....

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  6. The cake came out great! I hope Ethan is feeling better now.

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  7. Happy Birthday Ethan, I love your birthday cake. I hope you recovered enough to try some!

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  8. Oh, I hope Ethan is feeling better. I've been sick on my birthday many times, I had the chicken Pocks one time.

    The cake you made for his birthday is amazing, you have many talents.

    Happy Birthday Ethan!!

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  9. Aw, Triz. I hope Ethan is feeling better. I'm sure that cake lifted his spirits - it's awesome! Do you think you could come here to make one for me? It doesn't even have to be a spaceship. :-)

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  10. Well Ethan did have a 24-hour bug... he is better and we are celebrating today! thank you all for your kind wishes for his birthday and recovery :-) and thanks for the compliments on the cake...

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  11. woww Triz this cake is really stunning... what a wonderful work you made!!!
    I was in my parents's country house for three days and I haven't an internet service there so I read only now what happened to your dear Ethan... so sorry for him (and you too!)... hope now he fells better!!! xoxoxo

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  12. Triz - is there any end to your talent!? That cake is AWESOME!

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  13. Oh you poor things... A similar thing happened with my daughter one year. She got an ear infection and went to bed halfway through the party. The kids came up to her room to sing happy birthday and went back down to eat the cake. I'm glad to say all her parties since have turned out much healthier than that one was!

    Happy Birthday to your son... hope he feels better quickly!

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  14. That is amazing! Wow. Happy Birthday Ethan!!!

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  15. Great job with the cake! I just did a fairy cake for my daughter's 6th, and the humidity killed it :)

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  16. Thank you all :-) and yes the humidity is a problem, I kept the aircon on for 3 days and nights until the cake was delivered to the party! :-) I didn't want to risk it :-)

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  17. Gorgeous cake.
    Poor little sweetheart.
    I hope he felt better.

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  18. What an amazing cake, I might have to try one for my sons birthday on October. Hope he feels better!!

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