Mackenzie's 9th Birthday

We finally had Mackenzie's long awaited cooking party this weekend.  If you have never experienced a class or party at Dierbergs' School of Cooking, it is a must see.  The kitchen is amazing!  The granite topped bar alone seats 20!  There are two sets of double ovens, two dishwashers, two microwaves, two range tops, etc.  It's everything I could ever want, wrapped into a perfect little display kitchen.  But enough about the kitchen, on to my birthday girl! 

Mackenzie's menu consisted of fiesta chicken drumsticks, chopped vegetable salad, brownie mice, puppy chow, and root beer floats.  The kids each got to take a turn creating some portion of the meal.  They weren't too thrilled with having to touch the "slimy" chicken though. 

In the end, they had a blast!  They finished cooking, ate their meal and opened presents. 

I didn't take as many pictures of the party at our house, but here are a few. 

Mackenzie had two of her favorite cheer buddies spend the night on her actual birthday and they helped me make the cupcakes.