For my little cupcake....

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I can hardly believe that my baby is turning 1 this weekend. Time has flown! We're throwing her a party at my parents' house and having lots of family over to celebrate. I'm most excited about making a cake and some cupcakes. I love baking and decorating but don't have much experience, so I'm hoping that having kids will give me an excuse to practice more!

I'm thinking a cute ladybug cake made from a round mixing bowl and a little pyrex prep bowl (for the head) with a bunch of these adorable sunflower cupcakes from the book Hello, Cupcake!. It should be very cute! For once I'm going to try to post pictures (and maybe even a video!) of the baking and the partying. Check back sometime next week to see what we did!