Chase's Birthday

Chase turned FOUR last week, and there was much discussion about what his cake should look like.
In the end, I made (well, he HELPED ME make) 2 heart-shaped layers.  No, he wasn't going to have a heart-shaped cake.....it just so happens that those are the only kind of cake pans I own!  :)

My idea was to somehow cut those layers up and construct a pirate cake, such as we'd seen in some photos.  However, the kids asked Johnny if he could come home early from work and help them frost/construct the cake.  I was all for that, since I was not all that confident in my creative abilities.  So, when Johnny showed up mid-afternoon, the fun was on!  He took a look at the layers available, and almost immediately saw great potential!

Here was the first step.  Cake #1....A Tank

And you can see the progression in the pictures.  No explanations necessary...

 







And then Cake #2....A Transformer of some sort!


















Now how come I couldn't "see" a tank in a heart-shaped cake!?!??! 
Anyway, Johnny was truly the hero, and I'm guessing he'll get the honors from now on! 
The whole presentation was quite impressive!