Ahhh, Baby's First Birthday

I think like all first time moms, I wanted Zoe's first birthday to be a hit, to be special, to be a Kodak moment. I had the vision of the first cake-eating, first taste of something sugary, first lots of things, right? Normal, right? Now one thing I have never been accused of is being a good cook. I am not a terrible cook - I actually like it a lot and can make some pretty yummy things. But I am very good at following recipes which is why baking is especially safe! So the Baby's First Birthday Carrot Cake recipe I made for Zoe's first birthday seemed like a safe bet. I mean, how hard is it to screw up a carrot cake, right?

We had a lovely, small, barbeque for Zoe today at a park to celebrate her first birthday which passed on Friday. It was great to celebrate with a sampling of the folks who have supported us over the past year. You can't choose everything that happens to you in life, but you can choose the people you surround yourself with, and man, we chose well. I am constantly in awe with the generosity, love, and strength shown by our friends and family. We consider ourselves extremely fortunate.

Anyway, back to the cake. So, we get to the birthday song and candle blowing-out part. After singing a lovely rendition of the birthday song to Zoe (if I do say so myself), Zoe nearly burns her fingers on the candle while trying to grab the flame to put it out. Then, to my horror, I realize that her cake isn't even cooked all the way through! Ha! I mean, raw, uncooked, not good carrot cake. You'd think the cream cheese frosting would make up for it, but it didn't. It was Nasty. So, I apologize to the guests who had to go to a birthday party without cake. I apologize to my daughter for totally blowing her first birthday cake.

But, I have to admit, it was pretty funny. And thank goodness she won't remember!!