{"id":3358,"date":"2021-11-07T07:00:23","date_gmt":"2021-11-07T07:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?p=3358"},"modified":"2022-04-05T18:02:17","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T18:02:17","slug":"a-pinterest-fail-halloween-and-henrys-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?p=3358","title":{"rendered":"A Pinterest Fail, Halloween, and Henry&#8217;s Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For Henry\u2019s birthday, I attempted to make Minecraft cake pops. Henry loves cake pops. He asks to get them every time we pass a Starbucks. I am not a baker. I can follow a recipe, but I would not win any competitions. The only reason I tried was that my sister was in town and she has some baking knowledge. She used to work for a chocolate company.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3358 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?attachment_id=3366'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"537\" height=\"721\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9218.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9218.jpg 537w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9218-223x300.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3366'>\n\t\t\t\tPinterest \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?attachment_id=3365'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1512\" height=\"2016\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9217-rotated.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9217-rotated.jpg 1512w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9217-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9217-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9217-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1512px) 100vw, 1512px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3365'>\n\t\t\t\tOur Finished Product\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We did not start off on the best foot because I didn\u2019t get all of the correct ingredients. I forgot to get cake pop sticks. They did not have green chocolate melts. They had every other color.&nbsp; I also could not find green gel food coloring. I made the cake, but we have Betty Crocker to thank for that.&nbsp; Emily made the batter into cake pop batter. You have to add an extra egg and icing and freeze it once you shape it.<\/p>\n<p>My sister and I had fun hanging out and making the cake squares (we cannot call them cake pops).<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-3358 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?attachment_id=3362'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1512\" height=\"2016\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9211-rotated.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9211-rotated.jpg 1512w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9211-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9211-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9211-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1512px) 100vw, 1512px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?attachment_id=3361'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1512\" height=\"2016\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9209-rotated.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9209-rotated.jpg 1512w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9209-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9209-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9209-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1512px) 100vw, 1512px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>They turned out far from Pinterest perfect, but I think they are Watkins perfect. Our lives are not Pinterest perfect or Facebook fabulous. Our lives are Watkins wonderful. Each day is an adventure with ups and downs. It is the lows that make the highs that much sweeter. I am proud of the way the Minecraft cake squares turned out. They were made with love and they taste delicious.<\/p>\n<p>The most important part of Henry\u2019s birthday was being with family. The kids were able to trick or treat this year and they got to do it with their cousins.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-3358 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?attachment_id=3370'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2016\" height=\"1512\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9237.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9237.jpg 2016w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9237-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9237-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9237-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9237-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2016px) 100vw, 2016px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?attachment_id=3369'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1512\" height=\"2016\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9233-rotated.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-3369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9233-rotated.jpg 1512w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9233-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9233-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9233-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1512px) 100vw, 1512px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-3369'>\n\t\t\t\tGreta carved her own pumpkin this year.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?attachment_id=3368'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1512\" height=\"2016\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9231-rotated.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-3368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9231-rotated.jpg 1512w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9231-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9231-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9231-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1512px) 100vw, 1512px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-3368'>\n\t\t\t\tHenry and I made a creeper.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?attachment_id=3371'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1512\" height=\"2016\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9246.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-3371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9246.jpg 1512w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9246-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9246-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9246-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1512px) 100vw, 1512px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-3371'>\n\t\t\t\tS&#8217;mores appetizer before eating Halloween candy\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?attachment_id=3367'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2016\" height=\"1512\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9224.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-3367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9224.jpg 2016w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9224-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9224-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9224-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9224-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2016px) 100vw, 2016px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-3367'>\n\t\t\t\tHenry was happy to have his cousins around to celebrate his birthday.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?attachment_id=3359'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1516\" height=\"985\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9205.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-3359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9205.jpg 1516w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9205-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9205-1024x665.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9205-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9205-345x225.jpg 345w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1516px) 100vw, 1516px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-3359'>\n\t\t\t\tJosie and Dexter came to visit too.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?attachment_id=3374'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2016\" height=\"1512\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9258.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-3374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9258.jpg 2016w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9258-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9258-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9258-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9258-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2016px) 100vw, 2016px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-3374'>\n\t\t\t\tSpooky!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?attachment_id=3372'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2016\" height=\"1512\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9251.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-3372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9251.jpg 2016w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9251-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9251-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9251-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9251-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2016px) 100vw, 2016px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-3372'>\n\t\t\t\tGreta and her skeleton minions.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?attachment_id=3375'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2016\" height=\"1512\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9262.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-3375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9262.jpg 2016w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9262-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9262-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9262-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9262-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2016px) 100vw, 2016px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-3375'>\n\t\t\t\tThe best part of Halloween is trading candy!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Henry\u2019s birthday, I attempted to make Minecraft cake pops. Henry loves cake pops. He asks to get them every time we pass a Starbucks. I am not a baker. I can follow a recipe, but I would not win any competitions. The only reason I tried was that my sister was in town and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3364,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,121],"tags":[16,46,14,15],"class_list":["post-3358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel","category-united-states","tag-family-travel","tag-homeschooling","tag-travel-with-kids","tag-worldschooling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3358"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3358\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3377,"href":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3358\/revisions\/3377"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}