The countdown begins for the big day.

We breathed a huge sigh of relief today once the last of the cupcakes were being worked on.  The cake is filled and iced, and the final preparations for delivery are now being worked out.  Our plan is to arrive at the Visitors Center around 8:00a.m. to begin the layout of cupcakes.  John and Nick are very excited to get started the cake details beginning sometime around 9:00a.m.  It's all coming together.

Joey and Vinny stood over the 2500 cupcakes laid out on benches in the shop.  You can see the sense of pride on their faces.  I asked Vinny what he was thinking, he said "I can't help but to think of how proud my grandfather would be if he were here to see all of this."  Vince Sr. replied, "He Is seeing all of this, and he is Very proud." 

I then asked Joey what he was thinking.  "It's really amazing when you think about it," he said "91 years ago two brothers came here with nothing more than a strong back and a dream."  He continued, "Now here we are, the third generation of these strong men creating a birthday cake for the nation that gave them the opportunity to succeed.  It's just such a beautiful story."



The last of the cupcakes should be finished around 4:00p.m., and the cake preparations will be completed soon after.  Next stop, the Visitors Center at 8:00a.m.  We want to invite all to come and see our salute to our country by saying "Happy Birthday America!"

And eat some cupcakes too.