It’s finally a quiet weekend for us and the beginning of school holidays (Easter break). Time just seems to be flying. Can’t believe the first school term of 2014 is over and Nicholas is eight! And we survived parenthood for that long! :)
The week before last, Nicholas’ birthday fell on takeaway night. He requested McDonald’s for dinner and a mud cake for his birthday cake. Grandparents joined us for cake. He got presents in the morning from Mummy, Daddy and Catherine, followed by more presents from his cousins. He brought mini cupcakes for his class, which Catherine and I baked the night before. Catherine was such a good helper and was able put sprinkles on the cupcakes all by herself.
The following weekend we threw a bike birthday party for Nicholas at Stromlo Forest Park. The weather was not looking great, but we decided to have it at the park anyway and hope for the best. It worked out well in the end. We had the park mostly to ourselves so the kids were able to run around and ride off while the adults were still able to watch from afar and not lose track of the children. I was impressed that everyone who said would come, showed up in the cold and cloudy afternoon.
It was a great afternoon of bike riding, decorating bikes, musical bumps, throwing parachute men in the bucket and eating. Nicholas was thrilled that his old friends as well as some new ones he invited from school came out to celebrate his birthday - “It was the best party ever!”
The fun didn’t stop there. We joined the tens of thousands of Canberrans at the Airport Open Day the next day. It was madness but we managed to hang around for 3 hours. The highlight was going on the last bus tour of the day - being on the tarmac on a bus and learning about some of the buildings and structures around the airport. The kids really enjoyed plane watching too.
Just for fun, here's a throwback to our first Canberra Airport Open Day in 2008. Not nearly as big as it is now.
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