Wreckies of the Month
July 16, 2011 Every week we're delighted to receive plenty of your cakey homages, wreck-creations, and fan art. And, from time to time, I like to both encourage this behavior and share the giggles by spotlighting a few personal favorites. So let's get right to it, shall we?
First, a nod to Katherine S. for her version of the world's best baby shower cake:
Let us all pause in appreciation of proper parenting, shall we?Carmel C. went the extra mile with her Carrot Jockey homage and eschewed the plastic jockeys for handmade ones:
And somehow that is much, MUCH more disturbing.I think I like it.
Amber A. celebrated her three-year-old daughter's birthday the old-school way:
With Dino Jockeys!
Usually I only showcase cakey homages to this blog, but Sarah Jane J.'s recreation of the famous cake from Hyperbole and a Half was simply too good not to share:
And for those of you unfamiliar with Allie of Hyperbole and a Half - first, shame on you! - and secondly, here's the cake we're talking about:
Next, from our very own J Rose - the genius who brought you that playable dress-a-wreck program - here is yours truly, dressed as a Hogwarts student, and getting a Howler from an irate wizard for making fun of cauldron cakes:
(Ten geek points if you spotted the hidden Mickey before reading this sentence. Five after.)And because I like to remind the world that I am, in fact, a stellar role model for children, here's a sampling of artwork made entirely with child labor:
The bottom reads, "We dyed our mohawks green in honor of your birthday!" and the inside read, "Hope your birthday isn't a wreck!"Someone get this girl to design us a greeting card line, STAT.
Next, a fine art piece brought home from school by 5-year-old Claudia S., and sent in by her mom, Susan:
Thinking of little Claudia's teacher's reaction to this masterpiece makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
Au contraire, my misinformed friend!
Or maybe just say how cute she is in the comments.
And for those of you desperate for back story, Colleen T. says,
"Ever since my mother-in-law pointed out that my baby has a natural Mohawk, I’ve been dying to strip her down and sit her on a carrot. The other day, I got my wish!"
Reader Comments (78)
Live Action Carrot Jockey is full of win. And D-AAAAWWWWWWW!!!!!
I have to admit that Allie of Hyperbole and a Half in that story is completely me. On my last birthday. On the last birthday that I was invited to. On that day that I bought a half-sheet cake at a local grocery store that was reduced to $5-- well, because it was a $40 cake on sale for $5. I'm with Allie. Even locking that cake in a room and locking me out of the building would not have kept me from it.
I'm going to totally request that cake for my next sugar-coma- inducing birthday.
All hail the natural mohawk.
I for one welcome our new Naked Mohawk Baby Carrot Jockey Overlords.
Juju
For a brief and unforgivable moment I thought Dino Jockeys may just kick the Carrot Jockeys dimpled butts, but then I saw that baby. God forgive me. Carrot Jockeys Rule!
After the horror of those baby shower cakes the other day, my head nearly exploded from the cuteness of that adorable real-live carrot jockey!!!
The real-life baby carrot jockey = WIN.
That is all. :D
Thank you everyone for the kind words! I will be saving this post along with all the comments in RLCJ's baby book. :) I also think Craig's idea of including the picture in her high school yearbook is a great one!
Norine: My husband, James, took the picture in a makeshift studio he set up in our living room. Photography is one of his hobbies.
I don't get the whole baby carrot jockey "thing", but the DINO jockeys cracked.me.up. Well done, my friends, well done.
All of these kids have freakin' AWESOME parents!!
WOOT
@LatinMama- "100 points from Slytherin, just because I hate snakes." You rock, lady!!
@Craig: good ones, sir, good ones!
@Anon July 17, 2011 1:01 AM- I, too, thought the dinos deserved a place alongside the naked babies until I saw the live action version.
-Barbara Anne
Can't..stop...laughing XD XD love fan reactions
These young fans make me think there is still hope for the next generation after all!
I see a new fad in baby photography props arising.
Thank you soooo much!!!! Ella saw her Dino birthday cake and said "THATS MY CAKE?!?!?!?" My hubby says he can die a happy man since he now has a cake on CW!!!!!!!!!!
Amber A.
My baby had a natural mohawk like that for her first year!
And yes, I agree that the handmade, non-plastic baby jockeys are much more disturbing!
I thought the Dino Jockeys might be the best thing ever.
Then I saw Claudia's Live-Action Carrot Jockey.
Best. Thing. Ever.
Oh, my gosh! Colleen's baby is SO CUTE!! I *love* that picture! And I love the superhero pose. Da-da-na-NAAAA
OMG!!! That is our Hyperbole cake!!! We (My sister & I) are so honored that it made Cakewrecks. The friend we made it for was the one who introduced us to both Hyperbole and Cakewrecks. So it's only fitting that we make the famous GOD OF CAKE for her birthday. =)
FYI-For those who will attempt to recreate Allie's cake, toothpicks...lots and lots of toothpicks.
OMG!!! That is our Hyperbole cake!!! We (My sister & I) are so honored that it made Cakewrecks. The friend we made it for was the one who introduced us to both Hyperbole and Cakewrecks. So it's only fitting that we make the famous GOD OF CAKE for her birthday. =)
FYI-For those who will attempt to recreate Allie's cake, toothpicks...lots and lots of toothpicks.
I LOVE Hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com! You have to check out the pain scale (I work in a hospital and showed the ER nurses). And Simple Dog is soooo stupid! LOL!
For the record, I uploaded the original Naked Mohawk-Baby Carrot Jockey cake to my FB page back in September of last year, begging one of my friends, any one of them, to dress their baby like that for Halloween. No one did.
So...yeah. Wish come true. My allegiance is yours, nameless baby girl carrot jockey.
Words cannot express how freaking cute that baby-on-a-carrot is. I gasped and silently squeed for about five seconds before I could do anything else.
How did I not think of doing that when my baby had her own natural Mohawk?! I will now hang my head in shame?
That Mickey looked like a button hole until I zoomed it.
My life is complete!
No, wait. I NEED to know how did they get the carrot prop.
I give up on finding hidden mickey, no points for me :(
I normally find babies to be kind of gross and therefore avoid even looking at them. That said, this carrot jockey baby is hilarious, awesome, and adorable. Higher praise cannot be had from me, regarding babies.
O-M-G, that real baby carrot jockey is awesome!
10 points
(I found out there was a hidden mickey in the comments :p. )