Adventures in Birthday/Halloween land

My oldest son reached a huge milestone: his 3rd birthday! (I don't think there's anything particularly special about turning 3, just the fact we've made it three whole years still blows my mind) Since this was the first birthday Steven (my husband) had ever been in attendance to (aside from the actual birth), I wanted this to be the best birthday party any three year old could wish for. Orion's favorite place of all time (a farm with "baby goats". According to my son, all goats are baby goats), pizza, chocolate everything, Mickey Mouse everywhere you turn, and of course, a homemade, from scratch Mickey Mouse cake! Well everything seemed feasible except the cake. I am a pretty good cook, but I have to admit I am a Fancy cake decoration virgin. Luck for me, Michael's sells cake pans in various shapes, Mickey Mouse's head included. Fast forward to the night before the party. There I am with three bowls of colored frosting, a chocolate cake shaped like Mickey Mouse's head. Three hours later, and I've successfully iced my son's birthday cake to look like Mickey's head. Mickey may have had a stroke, and I may have been covered  from head to toe in black and peach frosting.

The party went off without a hitch...almost. We had some jealously issues with my stepson, Nathaniel. Nathan had a very hard time with the concept that not everyday is worship Nathaniel day. Everyone had to make a serious effort to keep the focus on Orion, but in the end it was a good day.

The next day was Halloween. We took a dinosaur, a Transformer, and a chili pepper trick or treating. They got lots of candy. Orion's favorite part: crossing the street. Apparently this is something the parents in our neighborhood find too dangerous, as we were one of the only families on foot. I saw way too many families trick or treating in cars. Eh, whatever works for them I suppose.

Now I just have to figure out what to do with all this leftover candy....