Chocolate Cupcakes
It's such an amazing feeling seeing your son happy - almost teary eyed and jumping for joy. I saw him like that when he saw the prepped cupcakes ready to be transferred to the cupcake stand before the party. I promised him I'll make him chocolate cupcakes on their joint graduation party (with his cousin). See, it's been an issue for me whether to give him any material reward for him being in the honor roll. There's an ongoing debate on my head whether a stick-and-carrot approach on his studies will work - but my instincts say it won't. So I told him I'll make him cupcakes because he's been a very good son - and not specifically for his graduating with honors. I felt giving him any material reward might overshadow the " real reward " which is " graduating with honors " because he studied diligently. Anyway, I know that these cupcakes made him feel really good. And that's what mattered most. =) :: :: :: Chocolate Cupcakes with ...