Partay!
Posted on June 29, 2009
Yesterday we had a bit of a party for Squidge– a BBQ/Pool party. After weeks and weeks of rain yesterday looked like it was going to turn out to be a gorgeous day. We here at Casa da Vavo held our breath as we got organized
I spent the night before baking and decorating her Winnie the Witch inspired birthday cake. I wanted it to be ready for when she woke up in the morning. When she noticed it she gave a great gasp. I told her it was her Winnie the Witch** birthday cake and she informed me it wasn’t tall* enough! Aaaah well I just told her that Winnie is very big and she is only a little girl so her cake is little girl sized. She was happy with this explanation.



Squidge had a fantastic time and wants to have another birthday party tomorrow.
*In the book Winnie conjures up a cake that is 8 layers– black forest, orange, ginger sponge, strawberry shortcake, cheesecake, rainbow, fruit cake and chocolate. Needless to say I wasn’t about to make a cake that big but I think I got the essence of it.
**If you’ve never read any of the Winnie the Witch books you NEED to go and read them this.very.second!! The books are written by Valerie Thomas and illustrated by Korky Paul***. I absolutely love Paul’s illustrations and have purchased books just because he is the illustrator. I will say that the combo of Thomas and Paul is my favorite at the moment. I’m looking forward to reading more books illustrated by Korky Paul.
*** Dear Mr Paul, I wouldn’t turn down an original illustration.
Happy Birthday Esme Inês
Posted on June 25, 2009

Today Esme aka Squidge turned 3 today. I love her more than words. She’s a firecracker. She makes me laugh and cry at the same time. I don’t know what I did before she entered my world.
Happy birthday baby! (this is where she would tell me that she is NOT a baby)

Joy
Posted on June 23, 2009
To say that my mother is happy to have us around would be an understatement.
On Friday we picked up some pizzas and headed out to my sister’s house– dog and all. It was loads of fun. While I was out taking photos of my niece my mother was doing this.




After my mom spent some time jumping around we had to hose down the trampoline. Eerm can we say weak bladder?

