How do folks.
Well, would you believe it. Kezia has turned 4 years old!
She had a lovely birthday which included no less than 3 birthday parties over one weekend. Chance and I were totally pooped by the end of it!
Kezia's birthday fell on a Monday this year, so on the Saturday before we had a big family party to celebrate. Everyone that was free turned up and we had a lovely afternoon. We all played pass the parcel and Kezia was very excited by all her lovely presents from everyone. Huge thanks to you all for your lovely thoughts.
On the Sunday before Kezia's birthday she had 3 friends 'round for a tea party. We had considered doing a really big kids party and hiring the local church hall, but when it came down to it, Kez could only name 3 kids she wanted to spend her time with so we kept it nice and simple!
For those of you who don't know, our dining room is permanently set up to resemble a Mad Hatter's Tea Party. We have big paper balls that hang from the ceiling, mismatched plates and cups stacked around the table along with a myriad of teapots and creamers -one of which has a squeaky dormouse in it! There are drinks with labels on of *drink me* and small containers with sprinkles in that say *eat me*. The idea being. that once you have had a drink, you shrink down small and go over to the bureau to play with the little dolls china tea set, then you eat some sprinkles and grow big and can play with the big tea set on the dining room table. Since setting it up, it has been a huge success with Kezia and often I will go in at the end of the day to find dolls and teddies lined up on seats at the table! Her friends also love playing in there with her so when the theme for the birthday party arose it was a bit of a no brainer! I stuffed crisps into jugs, put jam fingers into teapots, served dips in china tea cups - every tea pot (and there are about 9 of them!) had something different hidden inside it to eat. They absolutely loved it. We had a few rounds of pass the parcel, musical statues and musical bumps before they all toddled off home with their little goody bags.
Then came the big day itself. Kez opened her pile of birthday presents from Chance and I before we toddled over to mamma's for another birthday tea and for Kez to open her present from them. Dearest mamma and pops excelled themselves this year and bought Kezia a vintage 1960's Silver Cross dolls pram. It is really beautiful and now we take it everywhere with us. The only trouble with this is that it now takes ages to get round the weekly market, as all the old ladies stop us to admire Kezia and her pram!
So all in all, it was a great success. Thanks once again to everyone who gave gifts and sent cards. It was really thoughtful of you and very kind.
Well, would you believe it. Kezia has turned 4 years old!
She had a lovely birthday which included no less than 3 birthday parties over one weekend. Chance and I were totally pooped by the end of it!
Kezia's birthday fell on a Monday this year, so on the Saturday before we had a big family party to celebrate. Everyone that was free turned up and we had a lovely afternoon. We all played pass the parcel and Kezia was very excited by all her lovely presents from everyone. Huge thanks to you all for your lovely thoughts.
On the Sunday before Kezia's birthday she had 3 friends 'round for a tea party. We had considered doing a really big kids party and hiring the local church hall, but when it came down to it, Kez could only name 3 kids she wanted to spend her time with so we kept it nice and simple!
For those of you who don't know, our dining room is permanently set up to resemble a Mad Hatter's Tea Party. We have big paper balls that hang from the ceiling, mismatched plates and cups stacked around the table along with a myriad of teapots and creamers -one of which has a squeaky dormouse in it! There are drinks with labels on of *drink me* and small containers with sprinkles in that say *eat me*. The idea being. that once you have had a drink, you shrink down small and go over to the bureau to play with the little dolls china tea set, then you eat some sprinkles and grow big and can play with the big tea set on the dining room table. Since setting it up, it has been a huge success with Kezia and often I will go in at the end of the day to find dolls and teddies lined up on seats at the table! Her friends also love playing in there with her so when the theme for the birthday party arose it was a bit of a no brainer! I stuffed crisps into jugs, put jam fingers into teapots, served dips in china tea cups - every tea pot (and there are about 9 of them!) had something different hidden inside it to eat. They absolutely loved it. We had a few rounds of pass the parcel, musical statues and musical bumps before they all toddled off home with their little goody bags.
Then came the big day itself. Kez opened her pile of birthday presents from Chance and I before we toddled over to mamma's for another birthday tea and for Kez to open her present from them. Dearest mamma and pops excelled themselves this year and bought Kezia a vintage 1960's Silver Cross dolls pram. It is really beautiful and now we take it everywhere with us. The only trouble with this is that it now takes ages to get round the weekly market, as all the old ladies stop us to admire Kezia and her pram!
So all in all, it was a great success. Thanks once again to everyone who gave gifts and sent cards. It was really thoughtful of you and very kind.
