A few weeks ago at a multi-family garage sale Ava wanted to bring some of her baked goods to sell along side all our "treasures" (never junk....one man's trash, another man's treasure). I figured, "sure, why not. If none of it sells, there are a plethora of children that will happily consume the leftovers." She decided to make chocolate chip cookies, I mean who doesn't love a good CC cookie? My little over-achiever, however, wasn't satisfied with just cookies.
"Mom," she asked, "could I make cake pops too?"
Uhhhh.....I don't know if those will sell.
"Please? Can I try?"
I guess so.
She baked her little heart out, wrapped each cake pop herself, and tied them with a pretty little tulle bow. At the garage sale we displayed the cake pops and cookies next to the "cashier." Do you know what sold out? Not the all-American chocolate chip cookies. Cake pops. I've never been so pleased to be wrong! Her smile was a mile wide, and what a sweet affirmation her baking skills. Sadly, I didn't get any photos of her completed work, but I did snap these ones of her working away.
One very kind gentleman asked "what are these?" He'd never heard of a cake pop, and said he better try one. A bit after he left...he came back and bought four more! The next day our friend found a business card in her mailbox from the same gentleman asking if he could order more cake pops for a work function. Eek! Ava was over the moon. She made an order for him to take to work, and just like that...my girl is in business!
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Our sweet friends ordered some cake pops and cookies for her graduation celebration. I am so proud of this little lady. She took this on and made these all on her own. They also ordered little cake pop "bouquets" for the graduates at church.
Our favorite Jory Sue seemed to like them, she had four or five.
....and just for FUN because we love our Colt Walker Jones, Ava made cake pops and his very own smash cake for his 1st birthday. I think he liked it!
INDEPENDENCE DAY!
Our sweet friends scored a free display that Ava took on as a project and painted. Flowers, eggs, and baked goods!
