double celebrations......

we had a day of double celebrations yesterday.....

my 'little boy' celebrated being 12 years old....

seriously..... 12......

I'm afraid that's just not on...

but still it happened and there is nothing I can do

to stop mr time from scooting through and

gobbling up 12 years in what seems like a jiffy.....

presents were given {and received} with great excitement.....

lego from evie.....

built before I had time to clear away the wrapping

paper......

a new calvin and hobbes comic book
from grandma......

 

 both the kids LOVE reading calvin and hobbes

so this was a welcome addition to our growing

library.......

and a cake was presented

{having been baked according to 

VERY specific instructions}

and was thoroughly appreciated....

{especially the glow-in-the-dark candles}

what an absolute joy and privilege it is

to be mum to this gorgeous boy....

but there was another celebration too,

as isaac shared his birthday with 

father's day this year here in the south.....

so after cake presenting and candle blowing

out the children then shared their homemade

cards and gifts with Brian......

and look at the time on the clock

{if you can make it out that is....}

6:38am and the first round of

celebrations are already over.....

but we had plenty more treats to enjoy.....

a BIG cooked breakfast -

the kind reserved for birthdays

and Christmas......

a pizza lunch

{isaac, as is tradition in our home,

got to choose all meals and treats

for the day....... there were no

complaints about his choices!}

a visit to an ice cream parlour

for afternoon tea.......

a wander round a toy shop

to see if there was anything that 

caught isaac's eye for him to

spend some of his birthday money on....

a party tea, including the

CUTTING of the CAKE.....

{isaac had chosen a chocolate fudge

cake with a layer of chocolate over it so

that it 'cracked' satisfyingly when he cut it....}

and there was also time for a bit of game playing, 

donut eating and card shuffling too.....

happy, happy days.....