1.) It was Avery's first Easter and the Easter Bunny spoiled her rotten! She got a stuffed duck, a new pair of shoes, a new snail toy (which she loves because it has a mirror on it), a basket full of goodies including "Are You My Mother" by Dr. Seuss (one of my favorites as a kid), The Care Bear Movie (another favorite of mine), bubbles (because she loves them), big girl cups (which may or may not be a huge mistake), a chocolate bunny (which will probably be eaten by mommy), and Gerber Puffs (her favorite snack and a substitution for traditional Easter candy).
2.) It was my first time cooking a holiday dinner...all by myself. I must say it turned out better than expected. I made a ham, mashed potatoes with brown gravy, cresent rolls, broccoli bacon salad and a funfetti fondant cake.
3.) The funfetti fondant cake (my biggest triuph of the day) was the first time I ever experimented with marshmallow fondant. I want to bake Avery's 1st birthday cake but haven't really had any reason to just back a cake so I thought Easter would be as good as any. I baked it, layered it and frosted it with funfetti icing the night before so it could crust overnight. Then I made the marshmallow fondant. All I can say is sticky sticky sticky but once I was able to nead it into a dough, it was a lot of fun. I think the end result came out pretty good.
All in all it was a wonderful (but busy) Easter Sunday. We hope you had a wonderful Easter as well!
