We have just been through a big weekend! We had a little girl turn ONE year old. This was a big thing in our family, as she is the first grandchild on both sides. Both sides of the family were present and had a wonderful time together. My closest friend was able to come last minute with her whole family as well!
Rascal’s birthday was on Thursday last week. So she opened her presents from Mummy and Daddy in the morning, which she loved! I was so happy about that because you never know if something will be a hit or not! I play the piano and want her to have the opportunity to learn, so I got her a gorgeous toddler piano. She kneels (it’s too scary to stand by yourself) up against it and tinkers away several times a day! Then she started opening presents from Grandma and Grandpa. They gave her a rocking horse, which has become the MOST favourite present. For some reason she wants to be on it ALL the time. As in ALL the time. I’m not talking about once a day. She would literally sit on it for every waking minute. Of course she cannot do that as someone has to hold her on and rock it for her, so she spends many a minute sitting beside the horse patting it and gesturing to be put up on it. Talk about a HIT! The other Grandma arrived the day after her birthday and bought heaps more presents, which she dutifully opened and played with and also enjoys just as much!
Amongst all the present opening and visitor arrivals, we made a cake. It was an epic cake and may have been beyond our abilities, but with the help of a friend who is a magician with cakes, we were able to have the fantastic cake we imagined! We also cooked for most of the week to provide for the party lunch. It was a wonderful time of working together for a common goal.
The day before her party, on Saturday, while all the family were there, we also had Rascal dedicated in church. She always behaves quite sensibly and is not a super loud child. As soon as she got up the front of all the people, she started chatting and squealing loudly! She was pulling my hair and dancing. It was quite hilarious! But luckily she didn’t mind being held by the pastor as he said a dedication prayer. She even rested her head on his shoulder!
Saturday night involved finishing the epic cake. Others helped decorate the hall as we did it. We worked til midnight and had it finished. The decorations were mostly done too and the hall is starting to look awesome!
On Sunday, we arose early and started to make final arrangements. The decorations were mostly done, just a few final purchases and a few more things to stick up. At 12 the guests began to arrive and Rascal welcomed the first few with glee! She then started getting quite over it and looking at newcomers like – why are you here? It was funny as I don’t think she quite understood what they were all doing there! We had lunch, and soon realised that we had made far too much food! But better more than less, that’s for sure! We had the lunch, cake cutting and Happy Birthday singing (where Rascal reached over and touched the flame on the one candle! Luckily she didn’t receive any burns, though Mummy’s heart stopped temporarily!) and present opening. She sat and opened each present until about 4/5 of the way through when she turned around and crawled under the present table for some time out! We were going to have a picture with everyone in their party hats but didn’t get to do it in the end, which was a bit disappointing. But everything else was awesome and I am so glad we decided to do a big party for our little Rascal.
We spent today chilling. I lazily played with Rascal's new toys and read her new books. It was a lovely day to sit around and do not much, which, compared to the last few days, is the complete opposite! I am looking forward to some nice early nights as compared to the 3 or 4 midnight nights last week! It's all worth it, though, and we have come out of it satisfied and fully celebrated!
Libby :)
Rascal’s birthday was on Thursday last week. So she opened her presents from Mummy and Daddy in the morning, which she loved! I was so happy about that because you never know if something will be a hit or not! I play the piano and want her to have the opportunity to learn, so I got her a gorgeous toddler piano. She kneels (it’s too scary to stand by yourself) up against it and tinkers away several times a day! Then she started opening presents from Grandma and Grandpa. They gave her a rocking horse, which has become the MOST favourite present. For some reason she wants to be on it ALL the time. As in ALL the time. I’m not talking about once a day. She would literally sit on it for every waking minute. Of course she cannot do that as someone has to hold her on and rock it for her, so she spends many a minute sitting beside the horse patting it and gesturing to be put up on it. Talk about a HIT! The other Grandma arrived the day after her birthday and bought heaps more presents, which she dutifully opened and played with and also enjoys just as much!
Amongst all the present opening and visitor arrivals, we made a cake. It was an epic cake and may have been beyond our abilities, but with the help of a friend who is a magician with cakes, we were able to have the fantastic cake we imagined! We also cooked for most of the week to provide for the party lunch. It was a wonderful time of working together for a common goal.
The day before her party, on Saturday, while all the family were there, we also had Rascal dedicated in church. She always behaves quite sensibly and is not a super loud child. As soon as she got up the front of all the people, she started chatting and squealing loudly! She was pulling my hair and dancing. It was quite hilarious! But luckily she didn’t mind being held by the pastor as he said a dedication prayer. She even rested her head on his shoulder!
Saturday night involved finishing the epic cake. Others helped decorate the hall as we did it. We worked til midnight and had it finished. The decorations were mostly done too and the hall is starting to look awesome!
On Sunday, we arose early and started to make final arrangements. The decorations were mostly done, just a few final purchases and a few more things to stick up. At 12 the guests began to arrive and Rascal welcomed the first few with glee! She then started getting quite over it and looking at newcomers like – why are you here? It was funny as I don’t think she quite understood what they were all doing there! We had lunch, and soon realised that we had made far too much food! But better more than less, that’s for sure! We had the lunch, cake cutting and Happy Birthday singing (where Rascal reached over and touched the flame on the one candle! Luckily she didn’t receive any burns, though Mummy’s heart stopped temporarily!) and present opening. She sat and opened each present until about 4/5 of the way through when she turned around and crawled under the present table for some time out! We were going to have a picture with everyone in their party hats but didn’t get to do it in the end, which was a bit disappointing. But everything else was awesome and I am so glad we decided to do a big party for our little Rascal.
We spent today chilling. I lazily played with Rascal's new toys and read her new books. It was a lovely day to sit around and do not much, which, compared to the last few days, is the complete opposite! I am looking forward to some nice early nights as compared to the 3 or 4 midnight nights last week! It's all worth it, though, and we have come out of it satisfied and fully celebrated!
Libby :)
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