In over my head??

So Emma's 5th birthday is February 24th, but since that's a Wednesday, we decided to have her party on the 21st. We asked her several months ago what kind of party she wanted and she gave an undisputed answer of "Barbie!" for Christmas when asked what she wanted from Santa, again it was "Barbie!" Needless to say Barbie is the one thing she's hung up on right now. (And the Jonas Brothers, but Mom refused to have a Jonas Brothers party! I don't know, maybe I think she's too young to be hung up on this boy band...they are kinda cute, but she's only going to be five for crying out loud!)

Back to the point, from day one Emma has really wanted one of those Barbie birthday cakes that you insert the doll in the top, and the cake is the skirt of Barbie's dress. The simplest answer, go to the store and buy it. Call me a cheapo, but the cake is $45!! Seriously? So went went down the cake mix aisle, and each box of cake mix was $1, the frosting was $1.18, we have food coloring already, Grandma Barb has the decorating tools, and Emma has numerous Barbies to choose from. Now doesn't it seem logical for me to undertake this myself?? I mean, really, Emma thought I did an awesome job on her Aerial cake last year, could this really be that much more difficult??

As the title suggests, I may be a little bit in over my head. After all, my sister turns 40 and we'll be celebrating her birthday at Mom's the very same weekend. That doesn't leave me a whole lot of time to keep this promise to my angel...but I'm going to do it! Even if I'm up all night, Emma will get her Barbie!!!

See future posts for the results...wish me luck!