Exploding pound cake

Wyatt made his own paper decorating tubes. There were a couple of false starts on the royal icing, which is egg whites and powdered sugar. 

At first it was really dry. Then he realized he used the egg yolks instead of the whites. So he dumped in the whites. I had an extra box of sugar and plenty of eggs, so no worries. 

The biggest problem was what to do with the three eggs already mixed with the pound of sugar. Poundcake, of course. 

I do not know what happened but it boiled over like a vinegar and baking soda volcano. 

Wyatt scraped up the overflow, which came out somewhere between candy and cookies. 

There was literally only 1 inch of cake left in the pan,

And all of these lovely candy bits. Thanks to Mom and Julia Child I am all set to serve it tomorrow mixed with homemade ice cream.  If anyone asks, it is a traditional family recipe. 

This is the mall where Winston went for bowling. The neighborhood is dilapidated, but the mall was bright and busy inside. 

This is how I imagine him, aloof and not interested. But really he was in the middle of it, speaking Spanish and having a good time. (He is not in the picture below so Mom doesn't need to look for him.)

The bowling alley was packed. The line went out the door. I had several interesting conversations with parents. I prepped Winston for the party by practicing manners. We did role-plays of holding doors and thanking grownups.  I learned a couple of things myself.

13.  The world does not care about what you dislike. Keep negative opinions to yourself. 

22. Ask the other parent what their kid likes. I genuinely wanted to know after buying presents in the blind for kids I knew nothing about. 

   Winston wants to have a party like that, but at home, with just a few friends. So he wants what we always have. Whatever it is, it will be great.