Busy weekend

A busy weekend was had preparing for the very small party we had for Tori on Sunday. Last year we had to cancel her party because she had severe gastro and ended up in the Royal Children's Hospital with dehydration.

We only had a handful of kids around all three or turning three. It was a nice small intimate group. Cake was simple, I used the sponge cake recipe and used dairy substitutes (Nutelex and soy milk) as one of the girls that turned up can't eat dairy. So what you are looking at is butter free butter icing!

I love this picture, she looks so grown up. Rather than wear the new clothes we got her, she wanted to wear her party dress. By the end of the day it was really grubby, but she had fun.

This week will be a busy week with final book edits due in to my publisher and corrections for school. I am hoping to get all my work done this week so that I can relax and do some indulgent sewing next week.

Happy Birthday Victoria

My little girl celebrated her third birthday yesterday (16th September) and all the excitement that went with it. In the evening our family, grandparents and gothmother, came around for Tori's favourite meal at the moment ... Pizza!

Her Uncle David in Japan gave her a wonder woman outfit. It was a battle to get it off her when she went to bed!

Tori's Oma made her a strawberry birthday cake and Tori and I made a sponge cake together when we got home from childcare. She loves the magic of putting something "soft" into the oven and it comes out as cake!

Rather proud of my first sponge cake attempt!

Of course throughout the evening, she couldn't get over how "super" she was ...

Showing Nanna how it's done ...

Opa got Tori a musical cardthat plays the chicken dance .. *groan*

Tori and Mummy being silly!