#Birthday Cupcakes

[daily-deliciousness]

Funfetti birthday cupcakes

[sprinklesharkie]

confettiest ^-^

[louisupdates]

sprinkles_and_sponge All Red 😍♥️

[A local bakery posted Louis’ birthday cupcakes. 6.1.2024. Lottie had shared these cupcakes on her Instagram.]

[nickv47]

The Cupcake Destruction Shark is out to devour any and all cupcakes at your birthday party, best keep your hands out of the way!

Links to my shops on nickvolkert.com!

[masoncarr2244]

[fullcravings]

Chocolate Chip Cupcakes

[temeyes]

Slip-Up

[megaport-media]

Birthday eCard. Birthday cake, cupcakes, candles and fireworks.

[thedaveandkimmershow]

I won't lie. I have pretty bad memories of Thanksgiving shopping at a QFC in U Village a long time ago. 

The parking was impossible.

The store was uncomfortably packed. 

The lines were long and slooooooooooooooooow.

So any year we head out shopping on Thanksgiving Eve or Thanksgiving Day, I go with a little doubt on board.

Okay. A lot of doubt.

Fortunately for us last night, we hit Trader Joe's in Lynnwood after the insanity... still with an hour or so left before the store shut its doors with no intention of opening them again until Friday morning.

After that, since Kimmer 'n I both went back to back from work directly to our grocery quest, we slipped into Dick's Drive-In for a pair of Deluxes to savor. And then across the adjoining parking lot to WinCo for a lot of bulk spices and baking odds 'n ends.

Now, aside from our grocery quest, one of the things we experienced last night was finding out our turkey was pretty well still frozen. So into the bathtub under a trickle of running water it went until emerging this morning fully thawed.

Moving into our day, first up was the one thing we forgot to buy during last night's grocery quest: cream cheese.

I know that shouldn't be a big deal. Only, it's a crucial ingredient in a frosting Kimmer's conjuring for the baked goodies.

And they’ve gotta have the frosting.

So I'm on the road, into the heavy fog clinging to Ballard, driving straight to Trader Joe's which I know is closed today.

I just didn't happen to remember that.

Whoops. 

Turning around, I head back the way I came, spotting my first Donna's tree lot of the season before arriving at Whole Foods for the cream cheese.

Finally, when I’m back at our place, it’s time to set the Macy's Day Parade to parading in our living room whilst Kimmer's Symphony of Cooking gets underway in the kitchen.

Later, the parade gives way to Addams Family Values, one of our favorite Thanksgiving movies, especially because of that summer camp massacre performance at the end.

Classic.

Also, I don't remember how often Thanksgiving works out this way, but I don’t wanna forget the morning sunshine streaming through our windows. It. Was. Magnificent. Good grief, the sunshine gracing our day is one heck of a gift. 

I also bring this up because I was talking to Linzy earlier who's a little peeved about the fact that her birthday seems to be the only day this week that got sincerely CRAPPY weather.

☹️😭😭

After Addams Family Values, of course, it’s Pieces of April. What can I say? We enjoy our Thanksgiving movies with a healthy dose of dysfunction.

😉

By the time darkness falls, we're picking up Linzy and driving to my parent's place for a Thanksgiving visit. A bit of over the river and through the woods, if you will. We come bearing frosted lemon cupcakes from Linzy's birthday a coupla days ago. 

They're quite tasty, so I tell my mom exactly how many dad's putting into their refrigerator on the off-chance he tries to pull a fast one in order to score more lemon deliciousness for himself.

Interestingly, the visit turns into a photo show 'n tell. Turns out my dad's got some fifteen thousand photos he's scanned from our family albums and he's put a bunch of those on his phone. So now he's showing Linzy some photos from when she was a teeny tiny human being a long long time ago.

And yes. She agrees.

She is adorable.

😉

Then Linzy's sharing some of the pictures from her phone with my parents. And then my dad whips out pictures of me as a baby and then a toddler. None of which make me look like an especially intelligent human being. Linzy even manages to mimic my goofed up facial expression in one of the Little Dave In The Park photos.

And yeah.

She nailed it.

After our visit, we're back at our place where the turkey's about done and Kimmer goes about putting the finishing touches on everything whilst Linzy whips out a very lovely jazz standards playlist and we chill in the living room until dinner...

Is served.

Gotta say, there really isn't a recipe Kimmer can't nail. Especially when she's the one making up the recipe with expert creativity. Along with the various wines and the Yonder Hard Cider Linzy brought for the occasion —

Okay.

Quick word about that Yonder Hard Cider :

Cranberry. Dark cherry. And a hint of orange.

Yeah. That's a very tasty cider...

To accompany a dinner that was perfection for our little family. 😊

Now, to be honest, down at this end of the day (and with a combination of tryptophan and carbohydrates on board), we're all starting to lean into a touch of sleepiness. Batteries officially running down.

We do manage, however, a pair of super traditional, non-dysfunctional Thanksgiving shows.

The first was A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, during which Peppermint Patty invites herself and two other friends to a Thanksgiving dinner that's not even happening at Charlie Brown's house. We all agreed, though, how awesome it would be to have a dog that could both actually set up a dinner table and prepare a meal. Even if that meal is pretty much toast and popcorn.

The second show was also a Charlie Brown feature, The Mayflower Voyagers, that always makes me feel a bit uneasy when the story plants itself inside the Mayflower traveling the rolling seas of the North Atlantic amidst crowded, cold, and not completely sanitary conditions.

Oof.

By the time we were through Charlie Brown Thanksgivings, it was obvious the night was over as we were becoming less and less adept at, you know, keeping our eyes open.

It was only 8pm. But there you are. 

So I dropped Linzy back at her place, settled back in ours with the pumpkin pie Kimmer just topped off with whip cream.

And you know what?

It was also delicious.

The End

😁

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Birthday Cupcakes

[puspincarolartarchives]

Uh, I'll just wait until 2023.

GUESS WHO'S THE BIRTHDAY OSTRITCH VILLAGER… IT'S WITHERBLOOM'S BIRTHDAAAAAAAYYYYY!

Happy Happy Happy, Happy Birthday, Happy Happy Happy Birthday, for you and Me!

Happy Happy Happy, Happy Birthday, Happy Happy Happy Birthday, for you and Me

Happy Birthday, Witherbloom!

[sprinklesharkie]

my birthday was this week n i got bluey cupcakes !!

[madeinapinch]

Beach Pull-Apart Cupcake Cake

Beach Pull-Apart Cupcake Cake

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[cakemeistro]

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[fullcravings]

Small Batch Cookie Dough Cupcakes