Let them eat cake!

After Samantha and Amelia’s disastrous Smash Cake Attempt #1 during their birthday party, we decided to preserve their giant cupcakes (NOT an easy task, considering Jake and I really wanted to eat them), until the next day when the girls were better rested.

Flash-back to the birthday party Cake Smash FAIL:

The next morning, we set up my new photo backdrop on our patio, suited up the girls in their outfits and brought the cupcakes out for one last attempt!

Side-note: Jake made me an awesome DIY photo backdrop using PVC pipe for the frame and some plexiglass to hold down the paper backdrop/protect it from flying cake. The plexiglass also added a little sheen to our photos, which I love! I then found some cute pink polka-dotted seamless paper at Hobby Lobby that we taped to the PVC pipe frame to finish off the photo backdrop.

Here’s Samantha and Amelia shopping with Daddy at Home Depot for the parts to make the photo backdrop on their real birthday. What better way to spend a first birthday? (Note my beloved stroller shouldering the load of the PVC pipe– it’s a multi-purpose stroller, I tell you! Also note the adorable jelly sandals the girls are sporting…when did they get old enough to wear shoes?)

Without further ado, here’s Cake Smash #2:

Ummmm…I was told there was a giant cupcake involved?

Call my agent. This is NOT what I signed up for.

Now THIS is what I’m talkin’ about!

For an unknown reason, Samantha was more interested in the candle than the 30,984 calories worth of pure sugar in front of her.

After a few minutes, Amelia finally figured it out.

BOOM! First, Amelia managed to extract hurl the chocolate cupcake wrapper off the cupcake.

Then, she dove in, head first.

And then she kept going…

And going…

She would stop every few minutes and look up at me, incredulously, as if to ask, “Is it seriously ok that I’m eating this?” Live it up, girl! You won’t be eating this much sugar again until next year’s party!

Meanwhile, dainty Samantha hadn’t touched hers. It was so funny to see the differences in the girls’ personalities come alive. I would have bet money that Samantha would have been the most enthusiastic about her cake since she’s usually more daring/messy, but she really surprised all of us with her careful, hesitant demeanor. Amelia, on the other hand, showed us that she’s definitely all about living life to the fullest. She couldn’t have cared less about the mess!

BEST DAY OF MY LIFE!

You’ve got a little frosting on your face, Amelia.

THIS IS AWESOME.

Thanks, Mom. You’re the best!

This totally makes up for all the times you’ve bathed me, dressed me and diaper changed me when I didn’t want you to!

In typical Samantha fashion, instead of sampling her own cupcake, she decided to steal some of her sister’s.

GIMME GIMME.

Finally, after placing Samantha’s hand in the frosting, she took a taste of her own cupcake. Apparently, it was not up to her standards. I ASKED FOR CREAM CHEESE FROSTING. THIS IS BUTTERCREAM.

Since Amelia isn’t picky, she decided to help Samantha out with hers, while Samantha took the opportunity to check out the furry thing on Amelia’s head.

Let the good times roll.

After a while, Amelia had more fun squishing and throwing the cake than eating it.

Samantha eventually ignored the lack of taste perfection in her cupcake. Way to lower your standards, Samantha!

NO, I AM NOT LETTING MY ONE YEAR OLD LICK FROSTING OFF MY FINGER.

NO, I AM NOT SHOVING CAKE INTO MY ONE YEAR OLD’S MOUTH WHILE SHE CRIES BECAUSE SHE’S HAD ENOUGH.

Tee hee. Look what I did!

NO, SERIOUSLY, BEST DAY OF MY LIFE.

I STILL DON’T LIKE IT, BUT I’M EATING IT ANYWAY.

Even when she’s covered in frosting and cake, Samantha still poses for photos!

And so began my lifelong struggle with sugar cravings.

You’re going to pay for this later, Mom. BWAHAHAHA.

After both cupcakes had been smashed into oblivion, Samantha cuddled with Daddy and told him all about the crazy day she was having. “So then, Mom put down this giant cupcake in front of me and I was like, ‘Who are you and what have you done with Mommy?'”