Birthday Madness!

Maybe I'm just a nerdy teacher - but I decided that Houston's first birthday will be an Eric Carle theme (aka: the Very Hungry Caterpillar). I just LOVE his bright colors, and Houston really likes the few board books we have illustrated by Eric.

So I've been scouring the web for some party ideas and came across these SUPER CUTE cupcakes! Check them out and let me know what you think! I'm thinking of foregoing a traditional cake and using these instead. They seem do-able, right? Right?

And when I make the cupcakes, I'll make sure I don't have the oven mitt on backwards like the last time I cooked, thus burning my entire palm... ugh.