A week of Birthdays!

It has certainly been a week of celebration in our household with my husband and daughter's birthday only 5 days apart!

 

Phil reached a significant milestone this birthday when he turned 40!

He is sooo much older than me, well a whole 10 months nearly!

 

 

My middle daughter Laura made the giant cupcake for Phil's birthday and it certainly was very yummy!

 

Phil was at work on his birthday but came home the following day. We had three days of celebrations...a Chinese meal with me and the girls on the first night home, a buffet at our house with my family on Saturday night and we enjoyed a carvery dinner at Abbey House on the Sunday!

So...lots of eating I guess!

He got some lovely presents from friends and family. I got him a watch that he had liked and told me about. So it wasn't a total surprise but at least then he got something that he really wanted.

We are also getting a night away in the Lakes on Easter Monday...just the two of us, can't wait!

 

 

My eldest daughter Sarah turned 17 today!

 

 

Where have the years gone? It doesn't seem so long ago that she was at nursery! And now she is able to learn to drive, which she intends to do. But her main focus is her art work. She is studying Art and Design at college and is hoping to go onto university next year.

She mainly got money for her presents because as a teenager that's what you need most! And she is hoping to go to a music festival in the summer and is saving up for it.

No party for Sarah this time. Gone are the days of princess parties and pass the parcel!

She went out for a meal with her boyfriend but did have time with family this afternoon and didn't get out of us singing 'Happy Birthday' to her this evening and blowing out the birthday candles!

 

 

I had a moment of reflection, thinking back to the day she was born and the feeling of pure joy when I held her in my arms. I felt like the only woman on the whole of this Earth that had ever given birth! I felt so proud of her and of me, for giving birth to a 8lb 15oz  beautiful baby girl.

And then you bring them home and there is no guidebook on how to be the perfect parent...

I saw this on Facebook today and really liked it.

 

 

This is for my girls xxx Love you all so much.

 

So, the week of birthdays is over but I am really looking forward to the next celebration in our family, which is at the beginning of April when my niece gets married...which reminds me, must get on with those cakes!

 

Hope you all have a great week. xx

 

 

Mylo, Wedding cake and a busy time!

I just wanted to check in on my blog and apologise for not posting for a while.
Life seems to have got rather busy of late and some thing has got to give.
The girls, Phil and now Mylo will always be my priority along with time for God...Don't forget I'm reading the Bible in a Year...again!

I have really enjoyed spending time with our new puppy, Mylo and recently he had his last immunisation which meant we can get out walking with him. He is loving it and so am I.

Mylo ready for walkies in his lovely warm coat! He certainly gets lots of admirers when we are out walking him.

Laura has been doing most of the walking which is great! This evening I joined her and it was so good to get out in the fresh air and enjoy the last of the days sunshine, hearing the birds sing as if it was dawn and not dusk. It really feels like Spring has sprung today, unlike Monday when I stood on the school playground and felt chilled to the bone! The wind chill was bitter. I must remember my hat!

We bumped into Millie, the Cockapoo  on our evening walk. It was Millie and a chat with her owner, a friend of mine, that started us off on the journey of getting a dog last year.
Millie is a real cutie, 18 months old now and she has a beautiful black curly coat. Makes me wonder how Mylo's coat will turn out. At the moment it is very soft and fluffy!

I have also been busy making a wedding cake with my twin sister, Donna. It is for my niece, Carrie, who will be getting married in April.
We are making a three tier fruit cake which will then be marzipanned, iced and decorated...so,
'The Cake off' we had at Christmas turned out to be good practise for this! We are only novices but Carrie seems to think we can do a good job...proof will be in the eating! I will keep you up to date with our progress...The cakes have been baked and are being 'fed' at the moment, so we have the decorating to do next!

 

Making the cake. The bottom tier is a 10" round so there was a lot of mixture!

It is also my husband Phil's 40th birthday next week so I have been busy doing a few things in preparation for that...I won't say too much because he might be reading this!

I will get back to more regular blogging soon but until then, bye for now!