Birthday Celebrations

The birthday celebrations continued this weekend with Mamie and Papy.

Hazel was very excited to play with her presents, a doctor's kit and a princess dress.  

Her 3rd birthday cake (a raspberry tartlet on the day, Peppa Pig cupcakes at school on Friday, and then her number 3 cake) for her 3rd birthday.   Seems only fair.

Waiting patiently for it to be brought from the kitchen....

Look at the Smartie flowers!

And blowing out the candles!

And for today's new trick....

.... STANDING!  taaaa dahhhhh!

Baby's first grass stains.

What am I going to do with all these apples?

After the huge number of plums we were given from the neighbours (from which i made jam, ginger and plum cake and plum crumble),  I'm now faced with an enormous quantity of apples from our own two trees.

Today I made apple jelly, and I didn't even need skin grafts.  Go me!!!

No tears here!

The Nut was pretty happy to go to school!

And after meeting her teacher, and showing her where to put her bag and jumper, she was pretty keen for us to leave so that she could get on with playing with the business of playing with her new friends.