still lots to catch up on (paris, japan, general 'round the house fun), but i couldn't keep you waiting for the first birthday party!!
to celebrate, we hosted a morning tea (which is verrrry australian of us) for about 30 people, including all of M's buddies from my mothers' group. lb promises NEVER to throw a party again since her control issues make it impossible to outsource the labor and her perfectionism, freakish eye for detail, and tendency to stress makes the lead-up generally pretty miserable. this time i did 3 dozen mini quiches in filo dough (note to self: no more filo dough!), 2 dozen cupcakes, 2 dozen chocolate chip cookies, and a smash cake for baby... to which she preferred the bowl of apples... which, of course, no one else ate!
fortunately, there was also plenty of champagne.
happy birthday to you! she seemed perplexed by all the singing and staring...
so now what?
i thought she was going to go for it there for a second...
but then she saw the bowl of apples...
...and that was that. fortunately banana cake with cream cheese frosting freezes beautifully!
M and her buddies...
opening gifts later that day
then on sunday we took advantage of the still ridiculously warm temps here in canberra to snap a few birthday shots on the front deck. i can't get her to sit still and look at me unless she's sucking her finger. i think that's just how it's going to be for the next few years...
1 comment:
I love the photos, of course, but you had me cracking up with your referencing yourself in the third person. Miss you.
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