Dan and I took Arrow to Lake Tahoe last weekend to celebrate
Joanne's birthday and
Sally's one year anniversary with the Lo family, and what a weekend it was! There were 13 humans and five dogs at the festivities...lots of fun! Joanne's husband Newt and dear friend Steven also rode the Tour de Tahoe, 72 miles around the lake...congratulations, boys!
And of course there were birthday cupcakes! Joanne likes mango, so I made this
recipe using mango puree instead of papaya (yuck). The cupcakes were filled with
mango buttercream filling, topped with cream cheese frosting and a dried mango circle (cut out with my trusty apple corer, which was used to make the holes for the filling too).
Can you see the birthday girl?There were red beets in the
weekly CSA box, so I decided to try a
chocolate beet cupcake recipe also. The batter was a pretty deep red, but the baked cupcakes just looked like chocolate. They were topped with white chocolate buttercream and a chocolate disc.
Dimly lit cupcakes, with presents!I think I overbaked both kinds of cupcakes, but they still were pretty tasty. (Frosting always helps.) It was a great weekend. We went to the lake, where the beagles stayed far away from the water. (Except for the ones who got thrown in.)
Sally, Arrow & Bonnie pose for AndyBrody (golden retriever) and Dodger (lab/border collie) played in the water with the sporty humans while the beagles and the lazy humans lounged on the beach. (Yes, that would be me.)
Arrow cuddles with BonnieWe also were introduced to a fun and addicting new game that Steven brought,
Wits and Wagers. And the beagles napped in the sun every chance they got.
Napping on the deckThanks for such a fun weekend, everyone! Happy birthday Joanne!