Kids, Cookies, and Frosting (lots and lots of frosting)

One of the cookie decorating tables

 Today we held our 2nd Annual "Wicked Kids Creations" Cookie decorating event. This was something we came up with last year when we decided we wanted to create an event where children could come and decorate cookies and Christmas cards that we would then donate to a charity or organization. We put the word out on Facebook and had 20 children register. The VFW in Union allowed us to use their back room. It turned out to be a great time and we knew we wanted to continue this and make it a yearly tradition.
   This year we made it bigger and better. The VFW agreed to let us use the cantina so we could accommodate a lot more children. We ended up with 40! We baked 17 dozen sugar cookies and made pounds and pounds of icing and had it ready for the children's arrival. Tables were set up for cookie and card decorating and the kids were given freedom to decorate however they wanted.

Santa Arrives

   Thanks to a friend with a connection to the North Pole, we managed to get Santa to pay us a visit and pass out presents. Seeing the look on some of the kids faces when he walked in the door was priceless. Santa took the time to sit with every child and listen to their wish list.
   We had so much fun with all the great kids and their parents. It is a lot of work to prepare for this, but when it is over we never regret a second of it. Seeing this all come together brings us a lot of joy and makes us already start to think about how we can make it better next year.
  Special thanks to the VFW Post #5434 and the Ladies Auxiliary, plus all of our volunteers: Libby and Dave Glade, Sarah Newburg, Melissa Emmons, Angie and Bradley LaFeir, and our daughter Cassady.

Stacey and I plus all of our little decorators

So where is this place?

Our kitchen is located on the ground floor. 

The three windows to the right of the entrance are in our space

 "Where did you guys open your shop?" That's the most common question we have been getting since we announced we found a place. It's not the traditional location you would expect to find a bakery because it is inside an office building. But, this isn't your average office building.
  A few months back we were delivering a wedding cake and the florist was late with the flowers for the cake. While we sat around, we met a gentleman that owns Party Pleasers. He was the DJ for the reception. He began telling us about his other venture, The Dayton Wedding Connection. I was actually familiar with the company but did not realize he owned it and had made major changes to the concept. He encouraged us to come check out the place and said he would love to have an actual cake shop in there. Some time went by before we finally made a visit and when we did, we instantly fell in love with the concept. Located at the corner of Woodman and Linden Ave in Dayton, it is truly a one stop shop for all your wedding needs. Photographers, dj's, caterers, wedding planners, travel agents. You name it they have it.
  We felt this was the perfect opportunity for us. Being around all of these other wedding vendors, helping each other find new customers and learning from each other. What could be better for a young company like ours trying to make it in the hyper-competitive world of the wedding industry?
  We are very excited about this opportunity. The remodeling has started and we hope to be fully operational by the beginning of February. Once it is open, we plan on having an open house and invite all of our friends and fans to come join us and help us celebrate our new beginning!