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DESSERT OPTIONS The dessert table was filled with many treats, but the cake pops were the most popular, followed by the chocolate-covered pretzels. MOM TIP BIRTHDAY SEATING Mom Lauren decided to do open seating. However, she suggests assigned tables for next time since it was difficult figuring out where people should sit when they came in. “We had a combination of large round table and small cocktail tables,” she says. “I would not use the cocktail tables because they are really too small for people to sit and have a meal.” PARTY LOCATION Stony Hill Inn, Hackensack PARTY PLANNER AND DECOR Oh So Fabulous, Maywood BIRTHDAY CAKE A Little Cake, Park Ridge CAKE POPS Popsadaisy BALLOONS What’s the Occasion, Elmwood Park ENTERTAINMENT Patsy’s Entertainment, Franklin Square, NY TIME FOR CAKE! Among the many sweet treats for the partygoers to enjoy was a special three-tiered cake made by A Little Cake in Park Ridge, which featured a variety of pastel butterflies. A SWEET THANK YOU A personal touch included chocolate flower boxes filled with M&M’s, made by April’s grandma, Maggie Laver, which also served as party favors. (201) FAMILY | SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2017 41