Quinn's birthday event was low key. But Mona's party invitations went out with large print stating:
THEME: LIZARD
One mom called sounding slightly worried since last year's theme was fish and everyone got a fishbowl. I was not cruel enough to actually send live fish home with everyone, but they did get little wind up fish to put in their bowls. My friend said, however, that the bowl was kind of crying out for a real fish and she ended up having to go out with her son and get him one. She does not want anything that cries out for a lizard.
Essentially all Mona really wanted was a cake like her dragon cake from a couple of years ago, but as a simple, green lizard instead of something purple with horns.
(The dragon cake remains my favorite, though. And the aquarium cake was fun because it was such a collaborative effort.)
The most amazing part about making the lizard cake was that I only had to assemble it. I had to be at work all day the day before the party, so I asked Aden if she could help. She baked me two sheet cakes, made butter cream frosting from scratch, and even made me a batch of fondant. The girl is good, I tell ya. We had a lovely evening together in the kitchen when I came home and we watched "It's A Wonderful Life" on TV while I spread frosting and rolled out fondant.
Anyway, step by step lizard cake!
