The Ants Go Marching Two By Two

Look what made their way into our home last week:

Wonder what they're after. . .

What's this? They found cupcakes?

Uh-oh.

I'm scared for the cupcakes.


Ants on cupcakes.
There's something you don't see every day.
Unless you're at a picnic.
Poor cupcakes.



Actually, we were at a picnic on Friday. Caleb's end-of-the-school-year Preschool Picnic.
We decided to take the ant-covered cupcakes with us.
And contrary to what one poor kid thought, they were completely edible.
The cupcakes AND the ants. :)

See? Chocolate and Junior Mint ants, chillin' in the fridge.

Cupcakes waiting to be frosted.

Caleb helped make them.

He loves to help in the kitchen these days. I can't pull out a mixing bowl

without him running for a kitchen chair and calling out "Helpin'! Helpin!"

Melts my mommy heart every time.

So he stands on his chair, cracks eggs, pours milk, gets flour everywhere, stirs with a big spoon,

and licks the beaters when we're done.

And while we're quite messy by then, we're also quite happy.

As for the ant cupcakes?

They were a big hit at the picnic. :)

Except for the one kid who thought the ants were real.

He refused to eat the cupcake, even after a kind teacher lady removed the offending insect.

Poor kiddo. I felt bad.

Then I ate a cupcake. And I felt better. :)