Zoe’s birthday party this year ws a ballerina theme (go figure!). She loved it. I found tutus online at a good price and made little candy ballerina slippers to decorate the cake. It was so hot the day before that the icing never firmed up while I was decorating the cake so it got a little gloppy! Zoe didn’t care. She loved the cake and the surprise. We had “rented” a real ballerina who happened to be the Sugar Plum Fairy in The New Nutcracker. She was great. She spent about 30 minutes with the girls and taught them some dance steps. I think Zoe was in awe of her. We’ve seen her at ballet class since, but I doubt Zoe recognizes her because of the costume! I wasn’t sure what to do with Zoe’s boy friends, but we invited them. One came and he and my nephew, Ethan, stayed far away during the ballerina part…just too girly for them. The piece in the center of the cake is a Zoe ballerina that opens up when you press a button and you see Zoe (from Sesame Street) spinning around.