Sper Turns 2 (Recap and Recipe)

This past Sunday my baby boy turned 2.

This was the first time we've ever had to celebrate one of the boys' birthdays without their daddy here, so that made for an interesting time. Thankfully, my little sister was here to help, so that was good.

We started early, opening presents at 9 AM while daddy was on Skype. Sper had alternating interest in the presents, but he seemed to enjoy it.

He made out like a bandit. He got a new Cloud B star turtle, several new cars; new shirts; new plates, cups, and bowls; a Cozy Coupe; and a HoHo (from www.littlebitfunky.com).

After presents and a donut breakfast and nap time, we all loaded up and went to Walmart. (We picked up school supplies for my sister and looked at toys.)

We did something a bit different for cake and birthday dinner. For instance, we did cake first, and then picked up dinner on the way home.

I had several people ask for the recipe for my cupcakes on Instagram.

These cupcakes are egg-free and oil-free, and are so easy to make. All you need is a box of cake mix, a can of pumpkin, an avocado, and some milk (we used almond milk).

There isn't anything particular about what flavor/brand/variety of cake mix you need. We've used vanilla, white, yellow, and several different chocolates, which we prefer. We've also used organic and gluten free and we haven't had to adjust for anything.

If you have a blender, blend your avocado and a 1/2 cup of milk until creamy and lump-free. Mix this together with your pumpkin and cake mix until you have a nice thick batter. Scoop into a cupcake pan and bake at 375* until cooked thoroughly. We topped our cupcakes with 2 ingredient chocolate buttercream, and they were perfect.

All in all, Sper's second birthday was amazing and crazy. He has gotten so big, and has learned so much just in this last year. I'm so proud to be his mommy.

LB