Soooomebody's a little bit older and wiiiiser today!!!! Jean's birthday is frequently celebrated at the water park, as that's what the birthday girl requests!
Jean's older brother, Hub (the one from CA) helped her celebrate.
Jean's older sister, Grace, did too. Only she recently had a surgical procedure and couldn't do the waterpark yet. We met with her and more family that evening.
Grace had a "brain zapper" installed to treat epilepsy. She has had trouble managing seizures with medication, so this device is designed to shock her brain. Wires from her heart to nerves in her neck will provide the stimulation she needs to ward off seizures. At least, that's the plan.
Grace was in good spirits and hopeful the treatment will be better than traditional medications, which make her ill. Since she just had the zapper put in, it will be a couple weeks for it to heal and her body to adjust to it, before it becomes operational.
The birthday girl likes dried banana chips. So, I made her banana cupcakes.
Not just any banana cupcakes either, these are actually Banana Cream Pie Cupcakes! The base is a very dense banana cake.
The Cream part is a made from scratch vanilla pudding filling.
I took a small knife and made holes for the filling.
It worked out beautifully!
Instead of eating all the centers (yes, it crossed my mind), I put them back on the cupcakes. I'm such a good gal! Besides, I had all the leftover vanilla pudding I could handle!
Let's talk frosting! The frosting is a made from scratch buttercream with banana chip crumbs!
I was going for a more rustic look as ya'all can see. ;-) The food processer worked well for grinding up the chips.
The cupcakes were a hit! I actually thought they had too much sweetness, cause that frosting is some major SUGAR SWEET!
The California boys didn't stay long. Oh, and funny story: when they arrived at the waterpark, Troy greeted them and brought them to where we were set up. Along the way, he announced to everyone he passed-- the California boys are here!!! They are here from California!!!
Troy knows how to make a couple of guys feel like celebrities, that's for sure!
We played a dice game (Rock) until we couldn't see anymore.
Nancy was the winner and it was her first time ever playing it. Beginner's Luck!
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