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On to the fiesta! MJ turned 8 :) We celebrated pool side with a Mexican fiesta.
MJ found a picture of a cake online and I tried my best to copy it, with a little guidance from a friend I think we pulled it off pretty closely (and I think Mills had an early taste by the looks of that finger swipe)
I saw these streamers here and they didn’t take long to make at all and were so festive, I highly recommend them!
the cake again: There are 4 (9” round) layers underneath all that (6 cans of!) icing. I used two boxes of chocolate cake mix (and of course, froze those a week ahead of time!)
slip n’ slide was a huge hit (rental from Rental Depot, the owner is a good friend of Jim’s and one of the nicest people I know)
We served tacos (per MJ’s request) With the help of my mom (which by the way, all my parties are with the help of my mom), we made the taco meat (ground beef plus this mix) 2 weeks ahead of time and froze it. We put it in the crock pot the day of. Easy, easy party and just what Mary James wanted.
Just for fun:
Have a lovely weekend! We are headed to the beach with the family so all Sweet Em orders will be on hold until 7.22.13, thank you for your patience!
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