Birthday Cupcakes at Top Kids

In October I started working again 12 hours a week in a maternity leave cover job at Top Kids Manuroa Road, to begin with Vienna was staying at home with Ashley but lately he has been working so she has been coming to work with me.

On the Friday before her birthday we took yummy chocolate oreo cupcakes in to share with the other Under 2s in the Nursery and the teachers too.

Vienna was very interested in the fire on the candle - she tried to touch it! And then got stuck in to her cupcake - I think she really enjoyed it!

Bzzzzzzz

I made bees to compliment the flower themed birthday party, they looked very cuted randomly scattered on the food table.

They were however very fussy and fiddly to make, but with delicious ingredients of peanut M&Ms, chocolate and almond slices they tasted yummy.



I found this idea on the internet - I can't remember where but if it was from you let me know and I will put up a link for you.

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I know that I have been slacking in my blogging lately - it relates directly to how much sleep I have been getting. When I am getting lots of sleep and am full of energy lots of blogging gets done, when I am lacking in sleep even the most simple jobs seem like too much.

Anyway ...

Vienna turned 1

I can't believe that for over a year now we have had this little girl in our lives. That she started out this small ...




And is now so big,


Her birthday was a great success, we had a lovely party at the Auckland Botanic Gardens and Vienna definitely liked her Birthday Cake! She showed off her new walking trick to those who hadn't seen it before and loved being able to play outside. She quickly got the hang of opening all her fantastic presents - thank you so much to everyone!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROBERT

We love you.

xxx

Cute Food - Winnie the Pooh Party

I have been busy making and baking for Paula's granddaughter Sonia-Marie's first birthday party. It has a Winnie-the-Pooh theme which is a first for me.

These cookies are an adaption of the ginger cookies I have been making recently. I swapped out the ground ginger for cinnamin, and the golden syrup for honey. The icing is also honey and cinnamin - unfortunately it isn't honey coloured though.

The honey pot marshmellows have golden sugar sprinkles (from Aussie) and are most cool.

I hope she enjoys munching on these at her birthday today YUM!

Happy Birthday to Me

Strawberry and dark choc chip cupcake with strawberry frosting (made with strawberries grown by me!)

Renee's Pool Party

Renee had a pool party for her birthday this year. Vienna and I went along and had lots of fun! It was Vienna's first swim in a big pool and she LOVED it, she kicked and splashed and wore herself out!

After swimming the girls and Kauri played in the water squirters outside and then we had a yummy lunch and CAKE!!!

Vienna slept through the food and cake, I guess that swim really was tiring!

It looks so weird but Vienna sleeps in her tummy, even in the pushchair!

Happy Birthday Renee

7 Years Old today, Happy Happy Birthday!!!

I have made cute food for your pool party.