As it turns out being 40 is not much different from 39. However, I won’t be counting birthdays from now on!!
Mike threw me a surprise party which was amazing! I had hummed and hawed about having a party for a month or more as I wasn’t sure how to manage it – you know, it may be too cold in August, how would we manage all the children, how would i get my own kids too bed…..etc. So I opted not to have a party and go out for dinner instead. I’m grateful that Mike took on the party as I clearly wasn’t capable of it! And because he organised everything, it was out of my hands so I had no choice but to have a great time and not worry about my guests!! Mike made a lovely spread of food – delicious BBQ, slow cooked meats and salads. And he had canopies set up in the backyard as it was kind of drizzling during the day. He even ordered bales of hay for people to sit on outside, which was awesome. It was a pretty good turn out -many close friends and even a few friends from work, which was so nice. At one stage I counted 22 kids in the living room! What fun!
Birthday lunch with the Waverley crew – my workmates.
The boys decorated a Lego and lollie themed cake.
The party…
The chef and his sous-chefs
