Cupcakes and Canstruction

Lyndon's birthday was last week. We did all we could to celebrate it properly. For our weekly lunch with Daddy at work we changed it up and met at the Brookfield Place for lunch and cupcakes. We were not sure if he would be home that night and at the last minute I thought "hey, taking cupcakes to work with us for him would be a good idea". That took us down to the Brookfield Place which lucky for us is hosting this year's Canstruction event. 
Dogs are Henry's favorite right now. Whenever he sees one she says "Dog! Dog!". Therefore, we had to get a picture with the Dog sculpture. We tried to get him in it but that kid is fast.
Canstruction is a charity that hosts events that feature sculptures made entirely from canned food. The large sculptures are displayed as an art exhibit in 150 cities around the world. Once the event is over the canned food is donated to local hunger relief organizations. I think it is a brilliant way to get people to think about food and those who are without, especially this time of year. It is really fun to see all the different types of canned food used because most often I'm sure we all have several of those same canned food in our cabinets. And demonstrates an artistic way to use your canned food. So if you are bored on a rainy day pull out your canned food and make a sculpture!
Sprinkles cupcakes for our Daddy on his birthday! We had to make sure he got some cake on his birthday. We got pumpkin, ginger lemon, and Cosette picked out chocolate marshmallow. The ginger lemon was voted the best by us. It was a spice cake cupcake with lemon cream cheese frosting. Yum! Yum! Yum! 
May the odds be ever in your favor. I like how Cosette snuck into this shot. She has the most beautiful smile here. 
Wall-e and Eva can-sculpture.

My loves.
She looks out for him (sometimes). And when she does it is the sweetest.
Apple core can-sculpture. The curvatures of the core really demonstrate skill of the people who create these can-sculptures. It takes a lot of skill to create the smooth curves the apple core has with something akin to blocks. I thought that was pretty incredible. 
Henry's face says it all, we are happy to be with Daddy and to be at Canstruction. (More happy to be with Daddy, especially on his birthday). 
It may be cold outside, but those palm trees help us feel like we are in Miami or another warm city.
The "Thinker", another one of my favorites at the exhibit.
I'm not sure what this one is but I liked the name of it, Van Gogh Away Hunger.

The kids were really excited about the sea lion. Makes sense they are a favorite when we visit the zoo.
Being silly girls at lunch. We like to laugh together.
Our view when we left the Brookfield Place. Hello One World Trade Center! 

 Happy Birthday Lyndon! We hope that the first part of your birthday was great! (Be prepared, part II is on it's way).

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