My baby is six with two adult teeth!

I'm a bit late with this post, but it is an important one as my youngest babe turned 6 last week. And what a week of celebrations it was! Having just started a new job I felt busier than usual and we had a massive lead up to Quinn's special day. I was fortunate enough to do classroom help with him after a morning of opening presents and exclamations of how much bigger he definitely is (and a couple of tears from me in private, lamenting the end of the preschool years and the passing of what was a wonderful time in my life. Though the freedom of having children who are less reliant on us for everything and mostly require more conversation with us than supervision is a pleasure).
So we out for dinner on his actual birthday (Thursday) with just family. All 23 of us, not including a couple who couldn't make it. Then on Saturday he had his party. Can you guess what the theme was?

Star Wars. Even though he decided to dress as a pirate (hey, its his perogative). He invited 8 friends from school, all of whom came. It was FABULOUS weather and we were able to be outside for most of it. Matt arranged workshops from droid making to make your own light sabers. I did food, decorations and pass the parcel, pin the asteroid on the space ship. It was a success, the boys were all exceptionally well behaved and Quinn soaked up every minute of his birthday week.

A day after his birthday Quinn lost his second tooth. The tooth fairy was so exhausted that she forgot to come that night, visiting instead on the second night and leaving a bit extra for interest!! We are all looking forward to a quieter couple of weeks of catching up with friends in the holidays!

Who's a happy girl?

It isn't even my birthday until tomorrow but I have been thoroughly spoilt this year. Family dinner last night, breakfast with girlfriends this morning, and a day off tomorrow (nobody should have to work on their birthday, I am passionate about this). I know birthdays are not all about presents (a conversation repeated at least twice a year leading up to Feb 10 and Sep 15), but CHECK THIS OUT!

I know this beauty will stand unrivalled as the Best. Present. Ever. Isn't it magnificent? I am studying very hard to ensure I use every single feature and use it well. Matt also purchased a telescopic lense as an extra so that I can take pictures of his nose hair with perfect clarity. Well, maybe not for that purpose alone...

Now to the next beauty below. For those of you who don't know her, allow me to introduce Superstar Barbie. She was my first Barbie, released in 1977 - given to me by Santa in 1979. I took her to school early 1980 and foolishly left her on a seat outside. Needless to say someone else took a liking to her. By the time I realised I was without her it was too late and I never saw her again. This year Barbie celebrated her 50th birthday, an occasion marked with a re-release of the most popular dolls, Superstar Barbie being one of them. I casually mentioned it to my mother in passing a little while back and she, being my mother, secretly bought one for me.

And lastly (lastly meaning photographed here - not of the gifts I was showered with last night), are my short blacks. The proper deal, these Ugg's should last me a long long time. Matt thinks they would be appropriate attire for The Presets concert next week. They are so new and clean that I could almost wear them to our local supermarket, except I have an awareness of how awful they look when they're not being worn as slippers. And I do actually need to make the distinction between pyjamas and day clothes otherwise I'd never get dressed.