Excuse us, we are taking a bit of an unintentional blog break – turns out our internet is on the blink and rather than stressing I decided to see it as an opportunity to rest up and gather ourselves for a year of school ahead… but I couldn’t miss out on a celebration of note:

To our girl with the sandy knees…

To our reader of millions of books…

To our teacher of dances…

To our serious cyclist…

To our scientist in training…

To our artist of note…

To our greatest observer…

To our photographer in progress…

To our chef in training…

To our leaper and adventurer…

To our gal with friends all over the world…

To our blower of bubbles…

To our maker of music…

To our crafter of deserts…

To our reader of more books…

And even more books:

To our live-er of life…

Happy Brilliant Birthday…

May your year ahead be packed with fun and fabulous adventures and new things to do and great things to learn…
It has been a while since you turned ten…
It has been a while since you turned nine…
It has been a while since you turned eight…
Somehow we blinked and the years flew past…










Can’t wait for many more brilliant years together!!! May eleven be the greatest year ever!!! Love you lots!!!
Happy happy birthday, hood #3. may you continue to grow into a very special young lady! Much much love from all of us!
just from the other side of town: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
Happy birthday. May you be blessed and smiling all your life.
Happy birthday, Hood #3! Eleven is a great age to be. 🙂 My child #4 will be 11 next Monday, April 16th. She is also going to be doing Core 5, starting in July. She’d love to write to you, if you’d like a new pen friend. Hope you have had a wonderful day, with a trip to the Ice Cafe. 🙂 Lillian
Hood#3 is such a gorgeous girl! Love those curly locks and striking dark eyes. Happy Birthday young lady… may your year be filled with an abundance of happiness!
Thanks Aunty Muffin, Can’t wait to catch up next week!!! Have a good day!!!
Hay Irene, from the other side of town… Thank you!!! Hope you have a fabulous day!!!
Thank you Efi… She is a bit of a smiler isn’t she!!! Hope you have a great day!!!
Oh Lillian, You are so kind!!! And you know us so well… even about the ice-cafe!!! Love it!!! Hope you all have a great week!!!
Thank you Carolyn!!! Hope you are enjoying the Cape Town sunshine!!! Have a great day!!!
Happy birthday to beautiful hood #3. I hope you have a very special birthday filled with lots of fun and surprises. Big hugs to you from me!
Thank you S, Birthdays are indeed special!!! Hope you have the most wonderful evening!!!
Happy Birthday to your beautiful joyous girl! Children are so precious…such a blessing and a gift! Many, many more happy birthdays to you all! You must be a very proud mama! My baby, my last one, will be 11 next month…enjoy all your young ones, I so miss having little ones running around!
Thank you so much Lauren, Isn’t it awful how quickly they all grow up!!! My youngest is 2.5 and I just see it dashing by… Thanks for stopping by, hope you have a great weekend!!!
Lovely to see all the beautiful pictures – Hood #3 has grown up so much – gorgeous young ladies these girls of ours are becoming! Blessings and happy birthdays indeed! Love from all of us, especially Miléna.
Thank you Corli and especially Milena!!!These gals are indeed growing up and the birthdays are flying past… Hope you are all having a great weekend!!!