Maren's First Birthday

When my granddaughter Maren turned one in December 2007, we had to put all of the Christmas decorations away right after the holiday to get ready for another kind of celebration!

Here's the table, before four kids and six adults descended upon it:
The cake (a vanilla pound cake with vanilla buttercream frosting), decorated with The Backyardigans characters, M&M candies and party blowers:
The birthday girl and the baker get ready to dive in:
M-m-m-m-m! Delicious! She has a serious sweet tooth just like the rest of the family.