Yesterday was our neighborhood’s National Night Out and as we always do, we hosted a friendly competition for the food. Neighbors bring finger food in various categories and we do a secret ballot to determine the winners in each. This year, the kids decided to outdo the parents!
Crisana settled on Black Cat Cupcakes. She helped with every step, mixing the batter, baking the cupcakes, and setting them out to cool. Even though Mom helped a bit with the frosting and decorating, Crisana was actively involved in the entire process. And just look at how cute they came out:
She was so proud to show off her creations:
Not to be outdone, Trey made his own special festive treats. We first made these Gobbler Goodies 2 years ago for a pack campout, and we’ve ended up making them every year since. Each time, he’s taken more and more ownership of the process and can probably make them on his own next year. This was probably our best batch ever:
Trey was very excited and proud to share them at the get together:
But we have some very creative neighbors as well, so the competition was fierce:
Crisana ended up winning her division for her cupcakes, and although Trey came up empty-handed we were proud of our creative bakers and enjoyed the fruit of their labors!