A 10th Birthday

 I know I keep saying it, but it never fails to amaze me how fast their childhood is slipping by! 

It doesn't seem five minutes since I was announcing that the Middlest was born, now all of a sudden she's in double digits. 

She certainly wants to be grown up! We often joke she's already a teenager (her temperament is a little too similar to my own), she is the first one to offer to help, does jobs around the house without being asked, works hard when she needs to. She's funny, smart, caring and thoughtful. Honestly everyone who knows her loves her. 

Another Birthday Cake

Another year another birthday - This week the boy turned seven! He had his party last weekend and that meant a whole host of 6 and 7 year olds for an hour and a half of bedlam!

It also meant another birthday cake! This one is no Peppa pig though...

Another Birthday Cake...

 The years seem to slip past. My Middlest turns nine. I can hardly believe it. 

She wanted to bake her own birthday cake this year. So she baked the three cakes I needed and I decorated them when she was out. 

It's not my finest work, but it's also no Peppa Pig...

Birthday week!

 We have a few birthdays this week (bad planning to have them together...) and I honestly can't believe six years have gone past for this little dude. 

Not a day goes past where he doesn't make me laugh or tell me that he loves me. He is funny, passionate about everything he's interested in, so artistic, caring towards his friends, will play for hours in his own little world or with his sisters. He's so clever with the world as well and his enthusiasm for learning knew things rubs off on everyone around him. One of the best bit about him (and his sisters) is they're just such good company, I love spending time with them. I'm a truly lucky father. 

The girls and I have made his cake for his birthday, with his favourite subject matter in mind - can you guess what it is?

Who else enjoys a making a good (and bad) birthday cake? 

Anyone remember my Peppa pig cake? 

Lego Birthday Cake (okay maybe megablocks...)

 Okay, if you squint your eyes you can see it for what it is, although I'd say it's more Megablocks than Lego - for our middle child's 7th birthday! Where does time go?

Six years have past since my infamous "Philippa" pig cake (Peppa's pigs drug addled cousin who had fell on hard times) http://englishhomestead.com/2014/12/nailed-it-on-pinterst.html… and it still gets brought up at every birthday...

Another Birthday - Children Are Now 3, 6 & 7!

I honestly can't believe that our children are now three, six and seven! It's gone so fast but it's been amazing!

A bridesmaid dress she got form the jumble sale that she wore the whole day. 

This one turned six this week. She an incredible young lady, full of fun, , humour, intelligence, mischief and fiestiness, and she certainly knows how to keep us on our toes!

Four Today!

There's lots of moments where your life changes, and four years ago today was certainly one of them! 

I can hardly believe my middle child is now four! 

What can I say other than I love the girl she's turned into. 

She's brilliantly clever, with a wicked sense of humour and keeps me on my toes with interesting and thoughtful questions. She loves to help me when ever she can and is learning the whole time, her knowledge really does surprise me. 

Yes we argue and she is sometimes too head strong, she's always active and on the go but these are traits I've given her! I sometimes worry she's a little bit too much like me! 

Yes, it's another strawberry cake - this time with a stalk. She's been on about it since her sisters party in January! 

Just the other day I was being naughty and looking at Instagram as she ran in and jumped on top of me 

"What you looking at daddy?"

"Just this picture" 

I replied showing her a picture someone had put on of some raspberry leaves they were making tea from.

"Why are you looking at raspberry leaves?" 

And with that she ran off to do whatever she was doing. She knew they were raspberry leaves straight away without me saying anything!

She's great with the animals as well, I took her with me to catch a lamb the other day and said it had a poorly foot, she straight away knew what I was going to do to make it better! 

She can even remember places that we visited when she was only one, and as we drive past recount who we went there with! 

I'm so lucky to have spent so much time with my children as they grow up and I'll be forever thankful of that. I took over full time child care with her when she was 6 months old and although it not always been easy, it's always been fun! 

Happy 4 Birthday my mad little girl! 

Strawberry Cake

I use this blog as a diary of things I've done here, amongst other things.

Also as a record of all the birthdays cakes I've made over the years!

My daughter was five over the weekend and when I asked her what she wanted she said a cake in the shape of a strawberry. 

I didn't try to discourage her as I thought I might be able to pull this one off! A random request though but still easier than if she'd have asked for a raspberry! I think I've got to make another one for her party at the weekend now!