Talk about parental pressure! Brandt told me we needed to make twelve cakes because one boy said they were bringing in that many. Twelve cakes?! Who would do that? I agreed that we would make six small cakes plus a big one for the auction, and I felt like we were being super generous. That's seven cakes! We decorated the small ones like emojis, and Brandt covered the big one with Oreos. I really thought we were doing a major thing by bringing seven cakes. But wouldn't you know it, some kid really did bring twelve.
Ridiculous.
Anyway, Brandt's class missed having the most by only three cakes, and he claimed that someone had taken a cake or two off their table to put on a different class table, but whatever. We could only do so much. Maybe I'll make more for Blythe (but I doubt it).
Cake, cake, and more cake.
Neither of the children were successful in winning a cake, so we came home with none.
The Extravaganza was pretty terrific this year, except that it was cold. Many of the games that would normally have been outside were inside, and for some reason, there were not enough volunteers. Kent spent two hours at a game because no one came to relieve him after the first hour. I spent an hour at the petting zoo and then helped clean up for another hour. It was fun to celebrate in the new school and it seemed like we had lots of people attending, just not volunteering. Blythe ran around with her buddies Maggie and Addi, and Brandt ran around with his, so I only saw them briefly. It was a fun night.
Maggie, Blythe, and Addi
Brandt's face is covered in cotton candy.
Yuck!
Brandt and sheep
I wanted a picture of Blythe and animal, but she wouldn't pick one up and hold it while I was standing by with the camera.
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