party time

On the Saturday we had Lily's little party. I invited a friend and her daughter who I see every week and a few of the little girls and boys from Diddi Dance. Due to it being right in the middle of summer holidays only 2 little ones could make it and a friend from South Africa brought her cute kiddies along. It was such a lovely day . For the first time Lily did not cry on her birthday and even smiled all through us doing her happy birthday and candle blowing. I made some lovely cupcakes and iced them with a cream cheese icing and little pink flowers. We also had fondant fancies , teddy biscuits ,and cherry bakewells. I did a fruit platter and some mini rolls with cheese and ham for the picnic part and all the kids sat and ate their food on the rugs I had put down in the garden. We moved onto a little sticking activity . I had spent like, 400 hours drawing and cutting out 6 teddies with clothing that the kids could stick on with googley eyes and pom poms for noses. they absolutely loved it and I can highly recommend that for a 3 year olds party. the pass the parcel was slightly less successful. I put on the cheery chitty chitty bang bang song and so we went ,however, once one child had received their layer with gift they were not at all interested in passing the gift around so I passed it from child to child..still fun though.

There were glaring gaps in our guest list as one set of grandparents , uncle and honorary auntys and uncles and precious children were missing..and they were sorely missed. I had a little empty bit in my heart and wished that everyone could be together.

here are a few photos of the day
Lily , Emma and Connor tucking in
the teddy bear making
picnicing from left Evie , Emma and Lily
some of the table