Introducing Miss 5.....

Warning : this is a LONG post...

Today Hannah turned 5 ! It brought with it alot of emotion as our little girl is now 5 ! Where have the last few years gone. With the school routine as it is and not wanting to miss the bus she has to be woken up about 6.40am normally. Today, being the occasion it is I woke her up earlier !!! Couldn't send her off to school without opening up some pressies.... she doesn't normally like being woken up, well who does, but with it being her birthday she was abit more agreeable than usual.

The anticipation....


Opening....


To reveal...Doctor Barbie (we already have a Dr Lally - that's Victoria)


Birthday girl off to school..

Birthday girl back home opening some more pressies that had arrived - great timing !

Loving the card and the badge...

Wearing the badge...

Is this an ice cream....? no it's lip gloss and a pen !

Blowing candles out...

Off to the pool with dad...

Today was her birthday but yesterday was her party. A few friends came round to celebrate with her. Many of them are just back in HK after their summer vacation so they haven't really seen one other since end of school - 30th June. It was alot of fun. We had a few games - Pass the parcel, fairy freeze (statues), pin the star on the fairy wand - or they read books and entertained themselves. It was great as it meant the the mums (and Paul) could catch up and goss !!

Waiting for friends to arrive....

With dad...

Drawing...

Reading books...

Fairy freeze....

Pass the parcel..

Hannah and Vivienne waiting their turn...

Lining up to play pin the star on the fairy wand...

Party food.....

Blowing the candles out....on a cupcake.....

THE cake....it's ice cream so candles wouldn't have worked in it for very long hence the cupcake. Yes, it's home made !!

Group photo....

Victoria with her raisins....after the party....

Opening party pressies....

Even Victoria got a turn....

More pressies....

Our beautiful BIG girl - she's not so little anymore....