” You want WHAT cake??!!”
The pool!!? Seriously??
Category Archives: Birthdays
Concerning Hobbits
“We are plain quiet folk and have no use for adventures.
Nasty disturbing uncomfortable things!
Make you late for dinner!!”
-The Hobbit
Earlier this year we honoured our beautiful daughter on her 16th birthday.
As we are all arduous Tolkien fans, there was no question as to the theme of this event…
..and what an event it was!
Welcome to the Shire!
“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold,
it would be a merrier world.”
” Bilbo had a horrible thought that the cakes might run short, and then he,
– as the host: he knew his duty and stuck to it, however painful-
he might have to go without!”
The bottom layer of the cake was carrot and walnut,
with chocolate sour cream cake on the top.
I was really pleased with how well the cake turned out and thought it suited the theme beautifully.
“The road goes ever on and on
Under cloud and under star,
Yet feet that wandering have gone
Turn at last to home afar.”
Happy 16th Birthday precious daughter…..
and
“May the hair on your toes never fall out!!”
We all love you.
XXX
Reach for the sky!!
We have an impressive line up of milestone birthdays this year.
Last week our eldest son turned 18.
I know it may seem a tad ridiculous, but we love Woody and Buzz.
One of our son’s first toys was a Buzz Lightyear.
When I timidly suggested this cake for his party, I was pleasantly surprised by his enthusiasm.
Sweet child of mine.
Sasha’s Garden
A friend asked if I could make some cupcakes for her daughter’s birthday party.
I decided to make a flower garden……
Fairies & Toadstools.
Last October our dearest Miss D turned 4.
My personal Party Planner, Miss A, created a fabulous dress up tea party with a red and white storybook theme.
This party really needs a post of its own , but a few photos will have to suffice.
( I apologise for the length of this post. Please bear with me!)
Doubling up.
What are the chances of having two of your children share a birthday??
Well….if you have 9 children, then I guess your chances are higher than normal.
Three years ago, our Number 2 son turned 10 and our darling daughter Number 5 arrived on the same day!!! She was 14 days overdue and just wanted to hold on until she could share her birthday with her brother.
Can you believe I still managed to make a cake, even though I was in labour!!?
I will always remember walking out of the kitchen with the birthday cake and pausing with a contraction before singing ‘Happy Birthday!’
It seems hilarious to think back on it now!!!!