Well where do I start? Firstly I must apologise as I do not seem to find the time, or the energy to update or write as often as I would like. When I first started this blog is was to be like a public journal, an insight into what is going in on my mind so I could keep a record of all the goings on in our busy lives. I had hoped to update at least once a week, yet here we are and a month has gone by...
Like most people I tend to like to keep myself busy and certainly don't have any problems with that between keeping up with the day to day chores, volunteering and having fun with my small children. Amongst all of this I have also taken up running, and I have learnt to knit thanks to lovely mothers group that I attend called MOPS. I even finished the scarf that I started. Also in the past few months I have decided that I have found my calling and am hoping to start study next year... GULP!!!
It has now been just over a month since Addison, Spencer and Hudson turned one and the party was a huge success. We hired the local school gym and there was plenty of food and cake for everyone, we were even fortunate enough to have a coffee machine there. I requested on the invites that there were to be no presents and in lieu of gifts people were able to make a donation to the Women's and Children's hospital. I had spoken to the multiple birth coordinator previously and she said what she needed most was for more breast pumps as multiple birth babies tend to be born that little bit earlier and often needing to stay in the hospital Neonatal units that bit longer. So I am pleased to say that we raised just over $800 that has now been donated to the hospital.
I must admit normally I am a throw it all together party person, but this birthday party needed to be a celebration, not just for us but for all the people that had helped us to survive the first year. This was also the first time I had a 'proper theme'. Unfortunately I can't take any credit for the ideas just scouring Pinterest and I found this beautiful blog here. I will upload a few photos, (a dear friend also took some professionally so I will try to upload those perhaps tomorrow.)
So after having a lovely afternoon we got home got everyone ready for bed and then collapsed on the couch. It was here that I realised I had forgotten to give the birthday kids their first sample of cake. They were more than impressed with it when they did sample cake the following day. In a true testament to their individual personalities Hudson shovelled his in with both hands, Addison carefully examined it for 5 minutes before discovering she could eat it and liked it, and Spencer threw his on the floor.
My Mum made the fabulous cake.
Our oldest had fun with the playdough, as did many other parents and kids alike.
Just a small sample of some food we had.
Our darling cuddly Spencer Pie.
Hudson looking happy as always in a tutu
Addison chasing after a balloon. I do seem to have a lot of trouble taking pictures lately as they all look blurry. Can't keep them still long enough ;)
Some cupcakes that Mum made too.
I shall sign off for now and hope to give you all more of an update when I put some of the professional pics up xxxx
