What a day it was yesterday; and I mean it felt like it went for a few days and not only for one day. From around 10am, I was out with my whole family at Mott Park at Holland Park here in Brisbane celebrating the first birthday of of Arrabella; my cousin's daughter. Everyone showed up with food, chairs, their kids and cameras galore! I had bought the birthday girl a card from the Logan Art Gallery and Natalie, my cousin, loved it. She said she loves stuff like this; and was amazed at how much work went into it. I told her about Rosa - the German lady who makes the cards at the LAG - and said that this one was the most lovely and best one I thought Arrabella would most suit.
Well, the day was just lovely. The sun shone hot and brilliant from the gorgeous blue sky, a strong wind blew all our recyclable plates off the table; as well as our plastic cups too, and sent our table clothes flapping like flags. There was a Dora the Explorer Pinyata and all the young kids had a go at it; including my niece, Riley, who bent the metal spoon when she had a bash at it. It was fun to see them all have a go as everyone took photos and films; and the kids dove for the lollies as they hit the grass.
There was plenty of food of home-made biscuits, cupcakes and butterfly biscuits too. Then, out came the birthday cake; a carrot cake with a yellow cream cheese icing with flowers; made by Natalie. It was a lovely cake; very moist and delicious! Before long, a few hours had passed and all the kiddies were getting that glassy-eyed look of tiredness where it was past nap-time; and so we began packing up. At around 1:30pm, we had a quick cup of coffee and helped Uncle Iain and Aunty Narelle with all the gear and we took off too.
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