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As you well know by now, Des is a car guy! Scarlet was a bit of a car girl, and I even remember being four-years-old and being THRILLED that my friend Jeremiah gave me a Dukes of Hazzards gift set. He was bashful, maybe because he was late to the party, or maybe because he gave me the gift from behind his back – amid a sea of dolls and pink toys from other kids – but I LOVED it. Really, I think my parents still have it in their basement. So I love to feed Des’ love. I don’t remember four well.
Cassidy helped build this garden racetrack at the end of last winter. It was a bright beacon after the New England cold. In fact, it has survived three seasons now and is still going strong. We worked tirelessly on it in one day and loved the results:
Over the summer, I picked up some extra pool noodles from Walmart, and set up a little racetrack on our deck. The kids helped me make flags and signs and it’s something they still play with. They love to have races:
I think you know by now that I love to indulge the kids’ dreams. Des’ birthday isn’t until June – which is great because I don’t even want to think about the big FIVE and starting kindergarten next year – but I wanted to do something special now. He’s been flourishing in preschool and he got such a bad cold last month, that he missed a lot of fun events. Not cool, fall!
Race Track Cupcakes:
I got all of my supplies at Walmart earlier this week. That’s where I picked up cupcakes ingredients, the toy cars in the party supplies aisle, the frosting, and the chocolate. Then I made a pit stop at the Pharmacy for something crucial: Advil!
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OK, this so made me smile and truly needed it. But seriously those cupcakes are awesome and now I want to spend a race day with you just to get to have cupcakes 🙂
I need those smiles too…. sigh.
Let’s spend a race day together!
Those are so cute! Love the cupcakes – definitely need some comforting today! I am a fan of Advil too.
Aw, I hope you’re feeling better today. It’s been rough!
They are so stinkin’ adorable! I love them. The cupcakes are cute too! 😉 You know that Advil takes up permanent residence in my bag.
haha! All adorable.
Advil is amazing. I’ve needed it this week, if you know what I mean!
I love this cake idea! It is so cute and relatively easy to make for my son as well.
Thank you! There are certainly many ways to make it. I tried using brownies for the road at first and they crumbled!! Chocolate bars it is.
SO cute!
Thanks! Delicious too!
I admire that you indulge the kids dreams. My parents where always supportive but as an artiest I always felt misunderstood different. I’m hoping to indulge my kids dreams once I have them. These cupcakes are adorable.
Your parents sound awesome. My parents were quite the same way.
My son would have literally passed out from happiness if I made these when he was little. Heck, he’d probably still love them. Great idea!
ha! Maybe make them for him and see what happens!
My preschool students love making roads and race tracks with blocks!
My favorite cake that I made for Lily was a pony from My Little Pony. She’s growing up, though, and wanted pie for her birthday this year, so no more cake decorating for me!
I actually remember telling my mom one year that I didn’t even really like cake and could she make pie!! These days, I love cookies.
Love these cupcakes and especially adore the chocolate bars that look like roadways. So creative!
Thank you! I originally tried brownies but they crumbled.
Yes! I am SO doing this! And then pigging out on cupcakes.
haha, I did!! The chocolate was my favorite part..
this is the cutest! My little guy would flip his entire wig over this one!
haha, I love that expression! Well maybe one day he’ll have this surprise.
Oh my gosh these are adorable! Way to go! I would have wanted to put them in a frame, but what fun is that right? Hooray for Advil!