It’s that time of year again. The one where my inner event planner meets my son’s birthday . . . meets my obsession with birthday cakes. So far, each birthday has been inspired by the cake. I always start there– it ‘s a great visual and it ties the theme together.
His first birthday was a tiny smash cake (made with no dairy, since he was allergic at the time). Options were limited sans dairy…but we had this adorable little elephant made.
Then momma had to up the ante. Birthday number two was so much fun to plan since he was able to communicate what he wanted by then. He was all about Yo Gabba Gabba . . . and momma was all about a big, bold over-the-top cake four-layer cake!
This year, we’re leaning toward Toy Story (his latest obsession). But in my search for cakes I’m seeing a never-ending supply of ideas….from Legos to cars, to Sesame Street. I’m learning toward this bad boy:
Here are some other boy birthday cakes I thought were adorable.
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I’ve done the legwork on some inspiration boards for themes, invites, cakes . . . and odds are I won’t be stopping any time soon because my other little man turns 6 mos in a few days. Let the 1st birthday party planning games begin!!
