Two four year olds

Yesterday was all about turning 4 - two girls turning 4 in fact! A busy day started with opening lots of presents from family near and far (parcels had been piling up in recent weeks!!!) from the girls' many grandparents, aunties and uncles. This was interspersed with birthday phone calls and getting ready for church. It was here that the girls had birthday cake numbers 1 and 2 for morning tea. On the way home I found these at the supermarket - $15 reduced to $5. I think I can justify that today!

Then home for lunch (Bill Granger's Sweetcorn Chowder) which the majority of us loved. Daddy was happy to finish the soup of those that weren't so keen! On to a two hour session of baking, tidying and present playing (guess the activity I was involved in!?!) before we welcomed a family of close friends at 3pm for a little afternoon tea party. Their youngest two children spend every Tuesday morning with the twins at Bible Study so Hannah and Ruby were very happy to see them. And so we had a party. With our four little ones, and our visitors' five children, we had lots of excitement, fun and noise! Cake numbers 3 and 4 came next. Sarah and Alice decorated one cake each. Mummy helped with the straight lines!

All this was followed by a warm bath, more birthday phone calls, Mummy's vegetable rolls from the party, milk and fruit. Sarah and Alice put on a 'dance show' before bedtime to two tracks off Georgie Parker's Here Comes the Sun CD. Very cute. Then the birthday girls went to bed and the big girls snuggled with Daddy on the sofa in front of Masterchef.

To finish the day off, Daddy and I had boy and girl movie nights organised with two good friends. The two daddies have a 'boy movie' here because apparently they have to have surround sound (!!!!) And the two mummies of the same families meet at the other home for a sufficiently 'girly' movie, interrupted with several cups of chai tea and lovely nibblies!!!! Great night's entertainment - 8pm start, budget friendly, no babysitters required and all four grown ups have an evening with a good friend. Very nice.

So that was how we celebrated Hannah and Ruby's birthday. With family scattered and far away we were still able to have a lovely day with one another and with good friends.

Happy 4th Birthday Hannah

and Happy 4th Birhday to you Ruby

We all love you both very much.

xxxxx