Pink, pink and pussycats!

Well that is the parties over until December. I am a bit relieved, it is nice to have no deadlines!

I think my girly enjoyed her party, I managed to tie the themes of pinks and pussycats together in the end. There were a few ideas missing from the actual party,but really, these were things that K felt we didn't really need. At the end of the day my aim was to give her the party she had imagined and one she would enjoy. Check and check. In line with my New years resolution I even managed to let go of some of my perfectionism! I am quite proud! lol

Here are some pics of the fun

All set up

Fraser and I painted this banner for her

The flags using the same idea as last year

Here they are all scrubbed up

The detail on K's dress, I loved this dress and can't wait until she has another excuse to wear it!

Sparkly party shoes too, what more could a girl want?

The table, no one ate anything LOL they must have been having too much fun!

The pinkest pink cupcakes I could make!

K fell in love with this Hello Kitty cake while shopping for icing for the Pink cat cake we had planned. It was her party so she could get what she wanted. It wasn't pink, but it was a cat!

Face painting

Look! We even had a guest dressed in a full Kitty costume!

Here are the party bags. Not quite what I wanted for the actual bags, I made little cloth bags last year but 2 of the girls were the same so I didn't want to do exactly the same thing. In the end I just bought pink gift bags and they were all happy enough.

 Inside was a toy Kitty I made from felt, a handmade notebook, 2 crayon "cakes" , some bubbles and I popped in some Birthday cake.
We made some placemats with the kids which they also got to take home. There are no pics as we kind of needed all hands on deck at that point and no hands were fee to take pics.

All of the Kitty's were different they were either a different colour or had different dresses.Their faces were all slightly different as they were sewn by hand, and I am not so good at sewing by hand. The white ones did not photograph well and you can't see the sweet pink whiskers

Happy Birthday to my Big girl who is 4! Looking forward to seeing what she will think up next year!

Ruby Bay

After a long and busy week of cleaning, sewing, cooking, eating , organising, Birthdays and parties, we felt we needed to head out and blow off the cobwebs a little.
Join us on our family Sunday.

It was quite cold and a little misty, but it wasn't raining and it was a great day for a walk. We called and invited Auntie Beebs and her super cute teddy bear  dog, Miffy to come along.

We headed for Ruby Bay where there is a lovely little secluded beach and a good walk to the Lady's tower. What fun!

Fraser and Miffy in action

And not too far behind ......

Fraser is so proud he was allowed to hold Miffy's lead.

A small history lesson - these concrete pillars used to be a common sight around the coastline. They were put in place during world war 2 so that tanks could not be landed onto and driven up the beach. I learned something new today!

The view from behind the pillars. Back the way we came.

The pink wellie girls!

The Lady's tower.

Inside there was a fire place

It didn't occur to me how ridiculous this was until we got home. Surely if it is cold enough to require that a fire be lit, then it is surely too cold to go "bathing in the sea". No?

Fraser taking a better look up the chimney

My weary girl on the walk back to the beach

Treasures in little hands

And tiny treasures in my hand

(she had her nails painted for her pink Birthday party yesterday. I love how they are all chipped as they have been so busy )

Back to the car.

I

Sundays

 xx

Linking up with

Time travelling .........

Tonight I am travelling back in time. Isn't it funny how your mind can take you straight back into a period of time, never more so than if it is an important time in your life. You can almost relive it in your mind. Sometimes it can be a date to take you back, sometimes a smell. Maybe the notes of a song can drift you along to a special time or place.


 Today my baby turned 4. My beautiful honeymoon angel. Exactly 4 years ago from now, after a 58 hour labour, I pushed our beautiful little Princess out and into the world. My little superwoman emerged right arm first and we knew straight away she was going to be a force to be reckoned with. Luckily in a good way!


I remember being astonished by how warm she was when I held her for the first time! She was so beautiful and so perfect. I can almost smell her sweet soft little head.

I can't believe it is 4 years since I experienced this moment.

Meeting her big brother for the first time

I so wish we got Fraser's face better in this, but I do think we can see it all from the side

We brought her home

And we loved on her and loved on her until she grew

and grew.

Then she started to crawl, most of the photos have been blurry since then ;)

This girl is NEVER still!

But she is smily!!

She is a very Beautiful........

Oh so funny......

Mummy's girl!

AND she is 4!

Happy Day Baby girl xx

I always feel very emotional on my children's Birthdays, especially with Kirsten. She will be our last baby and I feel a bit sad to know I will never experience this age again. I am always very aware of their childhoods slipping through my fingers.


I am ever so grateful to be able to slip back in time now and again,for those songs and special dates that jog my memory back into those specific times. Sometimes I just need  to remind myself that we have, in fact, treasured these moments. We do revel in the small things every day, I have held their tiny and not so tiny hands. I breathe in their sweetness and snuggle their little warm selves.


I have loved them with every fibre of my being from the moment I knew of their existence and can comfort myself with the knowledge that I can do so forever.


I have enjoyed my journey tonight. Thankyou for sharing it with me.


Happy Birthday baby girl xxxx






Here is our song x






Ps. I made it all pink , all for you!

O . M . G(lee) !!

I am soooooo excited!!!

 Look what my sweet family bought for me!

I am away to put my things in it!

yay

AND it is Glee night tonight.!

 *sigh* does it get much better than this??

Coconut Cupcakes with vanilla buttercream

These were yummy! So yummy in fact that I stole one while they were cooling I iced it and hid in the kitchen cupboard (away from the kids)  to eat it!

I think I might make some more for the Birthday  that is coming up later this week!

Makes 12

110g Butter

180g caster sugar

2 lge eggs

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1/8 tsp almond extract (optional)

125g SR flour - sifted

120g Plain flour - sifted

125ml coconut milk

25g desicated coconut

- Preheat oven to 160c

- Cream butter and sugar with hand mixer

- Add eggs one at a time, mixing in between. Add vanilla and almond at the end.

- Combine the two flours in a seperate bowl

- Add 1/3 of the flour mix to the creamed mixture and beat well.

-Pour in 1/3 of the coconut milk and beat again

- Repeat steps until all the flour and milk have been added

- Fold in the desiccated coconut using a metal spoon

- Spoon into the cupcake cases - fill to 2/3 full

- Bake in the oven for 25 mins

- Cool in tins for 10 mins before moving to cooling rack

Vanilla buttercream

110g Butter at room temp

60ml milk at room temp

1 tsp vanilla extract

500g icing sugar - sifted

- few drops colouring (optional)

- Beat in butter, milk , vanilla and half icing sugar until smooth.

- Gradually add the remainder of the icing sugar and beat until buttercream is smooth and creamy.

Add colouring 1 drop at a time and beat well.

** I didn't add colouring as I wanted pink but had no red colouring and they still looked sweet. Actually no one noticed the icing as they were inhaled in around 10 mins.

**Also I used muffin sized cases and it made 12 so I guess this is the right size to use