Happy Birthday Liam
Happy Birthday Liam.
I can’t believe that it is 1 year ago that you were born. The time has gone by so quickly.
We had a party for the little man on Sunday, and we all had a great time with lots of family and friends turning up. The weather was very kind to us, with the sun shining pretty much all day.
Thanks to everyone who gave Liam presents – he’ll have hours of fun playing with them all.
Many thanks to my Mum again for making Liam’s cake. I’m sure you’ll agree its a great job.
I will be posting photos very soon.
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Ellie’s 4th Birthday Party
As I mentioned in one of my previous post this weekend has been pretty busy, with the highlight of the weekend being Ellie’s Birthday party.
With all the food prepared in the morning, it was just a case of setting up the room that we had hired for the afternoon. The theme for Ellie’s party was “High School Musical”, which she went to see the previous day.
All we had to do was sit back and wait for 20-odd hyperactive kids to arrive!
Once all the kids had arrived we let them run around for a little while before getting them all sat down for their food. We’d prepared the usual party food; ham and cheese sandwiches, sausage rolls, pizza fingers, and crisps. Gemma had also made some fairy cakes that she decorated in line with the party’s theme.
After the kids had had their fill of food, it was time to play some party games. We had a couple of games of pass-the-parcel, and also musical bumps and musical chairs. They all seemed to enjoy the games and four of them went home happy with prizes.
Its been a while since I’ve been to a kids party, and it was quite an experience to be confronted by all those screaming children! I’m hoping next year’s party is a little quieter!
By the end of the party there were a lot of tired children, especially the birthday girl. After dispatching all of the guests with their party bags, and birthday cake, we did a quick clear-up and headed for home. I think that all of the kids (and some of the parents) enjoyed themselves.
I would just like to say a big thank you to Gemma, for doing the organising for the party. Also, I’d like to thank my Mum for making a really amazing cake, and to Mandy for your help in getting things ready.
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Happy Birthday Ellie
Happy Birthday Ellie.
Hope you have a great day!!
Lots of Love
Mummy, Daddy and Liam x x x
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Busy Weekend Ahead
This weekend is going to be very busy!
It is Ellie’s 4th Birthday on Sunday, and she is having a big party for it. So as you can guess, there is going to be lots to do in the run up to the event.
Its still hard to believe that our little girl was born 4 years ago, the time has gone so quick! She’ll be starting school in September, which is a scary thought.
Anyway, I digress! Back to this weekend, on Saturday, Gemma and Ellie, along with Nana Mandy, are off to Liverpool to go and see “High School Musical – The Stage Show” at the Empire Theatre.
Ellie is very excited as she loves High School Musical. It is going to one big day out for her, with trips on the bus and train, and having lunch out. It’s not often that you turn 4 years old!
For the party there is lots to do. All the food has to be prepared, which is a job and a half. We have 26 children (plus parents!) coming to the party on Sunday, so you can imagine the amount of sandwiches and sausage rolls that will need to be made. Hopefully, it shouldn’t take too long to do once we work out a little system.
Quite a bit of the food can be prepared in advance, like the sausage rolls and pizza fingers, but the sandwiches will have to wait until Sunday so we can keep them as fresh as possible. Luckily, there’ll be an extra pairs of hands to help out, as Nana Mandy is staying over. Not sure if she knows this or not!
There is also the balloons to blow up, and the games to prepare. There is so much work that goes into organising one of these things! Luckily Gemma has done the most of it, sending out the invites etc, getting all the necessary supplies like cups and plates.
All being well there shouldn’t be any hiccups and everything will go according to plan! And as long as I’m not too tired I’ll give you an update on how it all went.
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Over the Moon
As you’ll be able to deduce from the title, I’m pretty happy!
Ecstatic in fact!
Today, I got offered a new job – which is a huge relief, with the uncertainty that has been hanging over us lately. I start on Monday, and I can say that I’m really looking forward to it.
My new position is an Application Engineer. I will be designing actuators for the automotive industry, yet another car part! A good thing about his job is that I will also be able to expand my experience with the project management side of projects, which I’m really looking forward to.
So, here’s to a new start.
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Liam’s First Haircut
In another first this week, we managed to give Liam a much needed haircut.
In this picture he doesn’t look too impressed by the whole experience.
It was a bit of a struggle at first. Liam kept turning his head to look at the clippers, but eventually he settled down.
He looks so different now.
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