Last friday afternoon, after school was out for the day, Elissa celebrated her 5th Birthday along with all the kids from her class at school. Talk about chaos. Twenty 5 year olds running riot at the local playground.
The birthday cake was a great idea, until we tried to move it. All the little ice-cream cones just toppled over and there was nothing we could to fix it. Despite frantically trying to tape the whole lot back together, our options were quite limited down at the park. Luckily Susanne had a spare set of cakes standing upright in a container and no-one knew the difference. Maeghan did not hold back at all when getting stuck into her cake. I think she started with a face plant right into the chocolate on the top. That's how I'd love to eat chocolate - no holding back just go for it.
She's getting sooo big now - it's hard to believe how fast she's growing. She's emulating everything the bigger kids do. Including climbing up high on all of the play equipment, which is bit scary given that she still seems to fall over a lot.
Maeghan and her Aunty Shell...
Well, she didn't eat much dinner after all the party food, but she had a good time and that's what birthday party's are ALL about!!!
Just a few quick photos to add to the blog. Last week I was sick of Maeghan's hair always getting in her eyes that I took her for a hair cut. The other motivation was that she she will no longer sit still long enough for me to pull it back.
The end result is this.... I think it looks pretty cute, though it took me a few days to get used to it.
The following photos are just a few cute ones of Maeghan playing with Derrick's boots. The funny thing about these boots it that when I found her playing with them, Derrick had left them lined up against the wall at the back door. Maeghan was originally standing in them, facing the wall, unable to move because they were so heavy. This photo was taken just after we opened the package from Jenny. She absolutely LOVED the dress and cried when I took it off her. It's a little bit big at the moment, but we'll make sure it fits perfectly by the time the wedding comes around. The dress is gorgeous and I can't wait to see all the girls together in their dresses.
And finally... just a quick photo of us taken from Michelle's 30th birthday party.
Once again, to celebrate St Paddy's day we caught the train into the city to watch the parade, followed by a picnic in Hyde Park with the thousands of other Irish ex-pats from around Sydney. The parade itself was much the same as last year and Maeghan had more fun running up and down the sidewalk than actually watching the parade. My favourite again was the big Irish wolfhounds. Derrick's favourite was the Guinness beer that he got to enjoy at the end of the parade.
After the parade has finish, everyone congregates up in Hyde park where they have Irish bands and dancers, amongst various other forms of entertainment. The place gets mobbed with people representing all areas of Ireland and most people proudly show their county jersey. We met a few of Derrick's friends for a quick catch-up, though I spent most of the time chasing Maeghan around.
Maeghan had a ball. She developed her own version of Irish dancing and didn't seem at all interested in dancing for the camera. I tried to get a little bit of footage, but she wasn't really cooperating for me. The dance is more of a stomp, stomp, shake, shake type of style really. It was a long day, but good fun and we had one very tired little girl by the end of it.
There are new obsessions in our household at the moment. Shoes, bags, babies, jewellery... and I'm not talking about me (or Derrick, maybe Derrick, but not when I'm around). It must be genetic programming because I'm sure I'm not that bad. Surely she's not role modelling off me!!!
The play routine these days usually involve lots of drawing, walking around in anyone else's shoes besides her own, pushing the little pram around the house and stomping like a dinosaur. Oh yeah - and she loves checking herself out in the mirror. Maeghan is really into her action songs at the moment as well and I usually have to repeat them over and over again. The really great thing about this is that they get stuck in my head ALL DAY. Funny thing is, Derrick was saying he did a 10km run the other day with 'I'm a little tea pot' going over and over in his head throughout the entire run. We're all suffering at the moment.
This photo is a few weeks old, but it was taken on the ferry to Darling Harbour with Pat and Stephen when they were in Sydney for a quick visit.
The birthday cake was a great idea, until we tried to move it. All the little ice-cream cones just toppled over and there was nothing we could to fix it. Despite frantically trying to tape the whole lot back together, our options were quite limited down at the park. Luckily Susanne had a spare set of cakes standing upright in a container and no-one knew the difference. 
Maeghan did not hold back at all when getting stuck into her cake. I think she started with a face plant right into the chocolate on the top. That's how I'd love to eat chocolate - no holding back just go for it.
She's getting sooo big now - it's hard to believe how fast she's growing. She's emulating everything the bigger kids do. Including climbing up high on all of the play equipment, which is bit scary given that she still seems to fall over a lot.
Maeghan and her Aunty Shell...
Well, she didn't eat much dinner after all the party food, but she had a good time and that's what birthday party's are ALL about!!!
