Quinton's First Birthday!

My sweet nephew, Quinton, turned 1 on Saturday!  I can't believe he's already a year old... He is so incredibly smart, silly, and cute!

My sister-in-law gave me a Martha Stewart Living magazine which had a recipe for Firework cookies.  These are sugar cookies with royal icing frosting.  It requires the color-flow process to make the design.  They started out very difficult - but in the end, it was a fun process!

Here are some photos:

It only made 30 cookies so I made a batch of my famous chocolate chip cookies - they were a big hit! 
These are really delicious - they are nice and puffy, ultra-chocolatey, but not super sweet.

Last but not least, I made Quinton a giant cupcake to destroy!  It was fun to make and kind of looks like the Captain America shield! 

The final product!  The dessert table!  :)

Happy birthday, sweet Quinton!  Love you!
Aunt Aly