Actually, yours is cuter than the original.
You mentioned your DD was helping. How much was she able to do? I'll bet she's quite proud of the mommy and me masterpiece.
Wow. Always amazed at the amount of work that goes into cakes. My mom used to just make a boxed cake & slap some canned frosting on it if I was lucky. My friend does these great cakes for her 4 kids too. I have no idea how she finds the time. She says she does it at 2am.