Fall Cupcake Party!

Early on my sister told me to plan fun things to do in the last month as I waited for the big day of delivery to arrive. Taking her advice, we've had a housewarming, been over to friends' houses, had play dates, and now...the Great Fall Cupcake Decorating Party!
We colored our decorating plates in the latest fall fashions -pumpkins galore, spooky eyes, turning leaves, jack-o-lanterns, etc. Then the real fun began turning ordinary cupcakes into devilishly delicious treats.
With an assortment of goodies and icing, we slathered up our cupcakes and made masterpieces...

Then we ate them!

It was wonderful having so many little bodies running around -ramped up on sugar- while the moms gabbed about play groups and labor and the dads talked guitars and guns. With It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown playing quietly on the TV, the kids playing in the living room (many faces smeared with chocolate) while everyone visited, I glowed inside -what a fabulous time of celebration and friendship!

I hope I am up to an encore gathering for Christmas cookie decorating come December. This was just too much fun!