Happy Mardi Gras

My sister in law lives in the Gulf Coast area of Mississippi, very close to New Orleans, so Mardi Gras is a big deal there. We experienced a little taste of Southern culture this year when she sent us a "King Cake", apparently something very big for Mardi Gras. It was pretty tasty, it had cream cheese in the middle, and also had a scary looking little plastic baby hidden in the cake. Whomever gets the slice that has the baby in it will have good luck all year. The cake arrived all baked with ingredients and directions for how to decorate it. Alex and I had fun decking it out. Notice Alex's Mardi Gras beads around his neck? I promise he didn't do anything naughty to earn his beads! :)