Toddlergeddon

We are safely out the other side of a wild weekend of parties and cake and wand making and treasure hunts and watersliding and many other summer country persuits. I am shattered, entirely.

Mol's birthday was a cracker, she's been very spoilt with lots of lovely things bought, and made for her. Her Poppa made her the most beautiful little shirt with buttons and pin tucks and it really is the loveliest thing. Its the first bit of sewing he's ever done and he claims it's just like reading engineering plans- (he's a retired aircraft engineer). I'm not sure my daughter has that much in common with the airbus 320, rather noisy sure, but definalty smaller and less graceful in the air. Anyway, very much impressed.

It's been glorious sunshine all weekend, so fortunatly, as the whole world and their kids were invited, we spent most of it in the garden. For Mol, she spent most of it naked...which I guess is very appropriate attire to spend your birthday in! I spent quite a lot of time in the kitchen and would definalty look into a planned party somewhere as Laurie gets older...yes it's lovely to have it here but it ain't half a massive amount of work to do. Bless our cousins who were staying and got roped into making signs, putting up tents, blowing up balloons...and making seemingly endless sandwaiches. (once the kid toll got over 20, I gave up counting and just made all the food in the world.-we may be eating cake for a week!)

And so to bed-I'll have to post some recipies especially Mol's official cake one which was dead easy but far to dirty to spoil on a toddler!