For the sake of being able to include Deb and my folks in the festivities, we decided to move all the party desserts to Saturday and have a dessert tea party instead.
I made homemade gumdrops for the first time, and they turned out okay, but I accidentally made the cinnamon ones so hot they burned like bonfires. I guess that's one way to ensure I get a bunch of leftover candy to eat...
My mom gave me some flavoring oils for Christmas, so we made sassafrass and butter rum lollipops, too.
Instead of frosted, heart-shaped, sugar cookies, the girls opted for heart-shaped elephant ears.
Annie made pink lemonade, Millie made soft pretzel bites and honey mustard, and we topped it all off with a bunch of chocolate given to us at Christmas that we've been saving for this very occasion.
Debbie was the Chosen One who smacked the chocolate orange.
The Very End.
YUM! Truly a "sweet" occasion. After my own heart, you are!
ReplyDeleteMuch love!
Why am I not surprised that Debbie was the chosen one?
ReplyDeleteI love those chocolate oranges!
ReplyDeleteSO FUN!!!
Okay, I think you've convinced me to stop boycotting Valentine's Day.
(Confession: I got carried away and didn't boycott it this year - I sent valentines! Eek!)
Titi,
ReplyDeleteThey would have crowned her Queen of the World, too, if they could...
Heidi,
Me, too! It was a gift from my folks, and the girls thought it was the coolest thing. (I've got to find them some Kindereggs.)
John and I don't usually observe V-Day, either, but it's fun to make things special for the girls, just because their joy is always so contagious. (And John broke the rules this year, too, and gave me a series of hilarious and wonderful gifts. I gave him laughter and gratitude in return, which seems like a pretty great Valentine's day deal to me...)