seven years old!

We got so lucky with blue sky and sunshine on Liam's birthday. It started to rain that afternoon, but for the scavenger hunt party, it could not have been more beautiful.

The scavenger hunt took a fair amount of planning, but I think it was well worth it. The 15 (!!) children we invited over seemed to have lots of fun. The last part of the scavenger hunt was to find your team's costume bag, put everything on and come back to have your photo taken. Some of the kids were really reluctant to put on the silly costumes ... but not Liam.

At least a month ago, Liam drew me a picture of the very cake he wanted for his birthday. It was chocolate with chocolate ganache, topped with whole strawberries. The candles had to be stuck in the strawberries. I managed to make this exact cake, though in the excitement of the party, I forgot to take a picture! I did, though, snap one of the mini-cake – because, friends, 15 kids and a few grown ups can eat a lot of cake.