Poppy was reading one of her favorite fairy tale scrapbook when she smelt a delicious aroma. What was it? Was it cookies? No that wasn't it.

Muffins? Not quite. a cake? no it was similar but not quite  Poppy sniffed the air then gasped happily immediately recognizing the scent. It was... cupcakes! Poppy loved cupcakes. Quickly, she placed her book aside and ran to the kitchen where she saw her father taking out a tray of cupcakes from the oven.

Poppy licked her lips. Peppy saw out of the corner of his eye his 4 year old daughter.

"HI poppy. How's my little princess?" Peppy placed the tray of cupcakes on the counter and went to Poppy and picked her up. Poppy smiled. "I'm good daddy. I smelt the cupcakes. They smell yummy daddy." She looked over and saw the tray of freshly baked cupcakes next to it was  a pastry bag filled with frosting.  

"Can we  frost the cupcakes daddy?" Poppy excitedly asked, wanting to help frost the cupcakes.

Peppy chuckled. "Of course but Not right now." poppy felt confused why couldn't they frost the cupcakes right now? the cupcakes were baked, surly the frosting and icing   on cakes, cookies and cupcakes are put on the second the they came out of the oven.

"The cupcakes are too hot if we frost them now the frosting will end up all messy. Right now we got to wait til the cupcake is cool. But I can read you a story while we wait." Peppy said. Poppy frowned. "But I want to frost the cupcakes now daddy. I don't like to wait."

Peppy gently knelt and looked at poppy. "Poppy I know that waiting is hard but, sometimes we need to wait for some things. The cupcakes will be worth the wait poppy I promise."

Poppy sighed.  "OK I'll wait  for the cupcakes to cool off daddy." She said. Peppy smiled,  he set the kitchen timer, took poppy's hand and led her to the den. 

"Ok now let's see..." He picked up the book from the floor and opened it, which story should he read, he saw a story and smiled.

Before they knew it the timer went off and poppy gasped. "Can we frost the cupcakes now daddy?"

Peppy chuckled. "Yes poppy it's time to frost the cupcakes."  Poppy jumped out and ran out the den.  Peppy smiled he took the tray of cupcakes and the pastry bag filled with frosting, and placed them on the kitchen table.  He handed poppy the second pastry bag. And together father and daughter frosted all 12 cupcakes.