The Cake Boss

Maya is becoming obsessed with Buddy Valastro from Hoboken, New Jersey. We started watching these shows on Netflix over the Christmas break, and little by little she has developed a crush on him. I don't think that she really cares about the cakes, although she does think some of them are pretty cool. She is obsessed with the members of his family that work in the bakery, with Buddy's children, but especially with Buddy. She can tell you how all of the family members tie into each other. She can tell you all about Buddy's children, especially his daugher Sophia (Maya actually looks alot like Sophia). She can tell you all about Sal and how he was important to Buddy and that is why he named his new son after him, but now Sal has passed away. She can tell you about the character traits of Buddy's sisters, and how she doesn't think they need to act the way they do. She can tell you about the times that Buddy gets angry and yells at the workers, but she thinks he probably needs to do that sometimes. Her favorite part is the opening of the show, where Buddy talks about Carlo's Bakery. She says that she really likes the way he talks, she really likes his voice. Tonight, however, really showed me how much she loves him. She told me that when she gets to be "Student of the Week" in her class at school there will be a poster that she gets to fill out. On that poster, on the very top even, is a spot to write what your hopes and dreams are. She let me know that she will be writing down that she wants to go to Hoboken, New Jersey and see Buddy. This is not the way I thought my little girl's first crush would play out! But it is really very sweet.