Pinkalicious Cupcakes Please!

For Brenna's birthday, our neighbors gave Brenna the book Pinkalicious and it could not have been more well received.  From the first time Ms. Bridget read it to Brenna and girls sitting on the curb in front of the house, to the 100 times we've read it since, it will always bring on a laugh.  For those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about, the book is about alittle girl who turns pink after eating too many pink cupcakes.  She can only turn back to normal by eating a steady diet of green vegetables.

So the questions I had been expecting finally came on Monday night after reading the book.  "Mama, can we make some pink cupcakes?"  And so, we made a special trip to the grocery store where Brenna picked her own icing and sprinkles (both pink, of course) and I picked up some food coloring.  We went to dance class where her excitment began to bubble over as she told her friends that she was going to bake cupcakes.  Jacob and I were rushed through dinner that night when we got home, because of Brenna's impatience to wait any longer to bake!

And that's when the mess began.  Brenna mixed the ingrediants, poured up the batter, and watched as the cupcakes began to rise in the oven.  "Look Mama!  Look how big their getting!"  Then it was on to frosting and sprinkles.  Brenna stood on her stool, frosting her cupcakes, and telling me "I'm the baker and I'm gonna share my cupcakes with everyone!" Some cupcakes were covered in 4 inch deep frosting and coated in sprinkles.  Two hours later, we had 20 cupcakes and pink sprinkles and icing everywhere!  I cleaned up immediately for fear Moose (one of our over weight cats) would discover the crumbs Brenna left behind and go into sugar shock.

But the fun wasn't over yet!  The next day, she made good on her promise and delivered her cupcakes to all her neighborhood friends.  I plan to get her Goldilicious and Purplilious for Christmas to complete the series.  I haven't read those books yet, so I can only imagine what our next adventure will be.