Again this is another thing that is probably more for me than for them, but it makes for great pictures! It’s such a fun way to really mark that one year milestone, and it’s fun to see how each child reacts to getting a huge cake all to themselves.
A Cake Smash That Wasn't
My boss has been telling me for a while that two children this close together will be complete opposites. (He should know, since last year he had three children in the same high school). If your first child loves to clean, get ready for your second child to never clean a thing. It doesn’t matter what it is, they’re just going to be different.
SMASH Cake
I'm not sure when this trend started, but lately you can't say "first birthday" without someone mentioning a smash cake. It's just a thing you do now. I doubt I even got to eat cake at my first birthday, and now little one year old's everywhere are getting their very own cake. Meticulously baked and decorated... only so the child can smash it to pieces while trying to get a bite in their mouths.
It's as cute and messy as you can imagine.