Seven

We did a birthday repeat just recently. It felt like it was only a couple of weeks since Nicholas turned eleven. Catherine turning seven almost snuck up on me. They are both growing up so fast. Latest measurement for Catherine is 120cm (4ft) and for Nicholas is 140 cm (4.6ft). Much taller than they were in this photo seven years ago...

From Seven

I think Catherine enjoys being seven. A highlight for her is no longer having to use a car seat, but I think we will still keep it around for longer drives. She seems to like feeling a little bit older and having a bit more independence. She can’t wait until she’s old enough to walk to school and to go on an airplane by herself like her older brother.

On her birthday, Catherine brought marshmallow popcorn for her class. Turned out to be a hit! She loved getting the attention at school, wearing the special birthday badge. We later had a celebratory dinner at home with grandparents (and a non-functioning kitchen which made things a little interesting). She requested cheesy pasta with salad and garlic bread. For her birthday cake, she had a chocolate piñata cake (Nicholas’ suggestion). Without a fully functioning kitchen, we made this all ahead of time. Side story: We have been waiting on a kitchen renovation for awhile and the start date happened to be on Catherine’s birthday. Without a dishwasher and sink, we had to leave dirty dishes out for a day.

A few days later we had her birthday party with friends at the Woden Valley Gymnastics Club. We had the whole place to ourselves for 2 hours. We were all pretty happy with the venue and the management of the party. There were 2 coaches entertaining 13 children for 1.5 hours. They did obstacle courses and played hide and seek. Once the activities were over, the children swarmed the food table. They were hungry and thirsty by the end of it! It was great! Cake 2 was next (strawberry and vanilla swirl) followed by hyper children to end the fun birthday party.