Showing posts with label birthday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label birthday. Show all posts
Friday, 22 August 2014
Happy 4th Birthday Little E
Friday, 4 March 2011
Win a Lego Duplo Birthday Pack including a Duplo Cake
As Lego Duplo Experts we were lucky enough to be sent an amazing birthday pack to help celebrate Mister A's birthday - the cake was particularly amazing! Lego Duplo have kindly agreed to give away a birthday pack to one lucky Duplo Expert blog reader. The pack consists of:
- A Lego Duplo Birthday Cake
- A birthday card from Lego Duplo
- 20 x dinner placemats – these are made of white paper and can be coloured in
- 20 x balloons
- 20 x stickers – three different varieties
- 20 x paper plates
- 20 x paper cups
- 20 x napkins
All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is email your details to duplocompetition@digital-outlook.com stating who you’d like to win the birthday pack for. A winner will be randomly selected after the 31st March closing date.
Leave a comment to let me know you've entered and share who you want to win the pack for.
Good Luck!
Friday, 4 February 2011
Thank you Duplo!
The birthday cake was a Duplo Brick and went down a storm at the party. Massive thanks to Duplo - he's some snaps of the party table and if you like what you see then watch this space for a chance to win a Lego Duplo birthday kit for your little one!
Sunday, 30 January 2011
The Birthday Party - never again!!
So yesterday we held out first ever 'proper' birthday party for Mister A. By proper I mean not just a family birthday celebration - this one had real live children from Mister A's nursery class. I know, I didn't actually believe it when people were telling me before hand that I was brave! How hard can it be?!
It seems that I was extremely naive in thinking that it would be easier (although A LOT more expensive) to host said party at the local soft play centre. Hmmm perhaps not! Firstly I have to say things are a lot different to the birthday
parties I remember from my childhood - I'm pretty sure my mum used to just drop me off and make a run for the door. Apparently, 20 years on, things are slightly different and if you happen to host your
party at a soft play centre then the parents have to stay and be responsible
for their own child. Because of the lack of a parenting handbook when it comes to such matters I hadn't anticipated this and neither had my
wallet when all of these parents became thirsty - never mind trying to remember the drinks order whilst still suffering from baby brain.
However, as all the children ran off to play, I realised that it was probably for the best that all the parents were still there because I had forgotten to apply the name badges to the children as they came in. Yes - I had thought well in advance and these badges were meant as a way of tracking who was supposed to be with us and who wasn't - a good tip if I had actually remembered to do it!
Once all the children were playing I didn't know what to do with myself. Should I sit and talk to the mums, should I sit with the people that I had actually invited or should I stand and try and ensure that all of the children were okay?
Recently I have become quite shy (which is completely out of character for me) and so I did feel a bit intimated with the table full of parents that sat before me - maybe it's all the time I spend online - it's made me forget what real life is actually like! I ended up mingling for a little while before realising that I hadn't seen Mister A for at least 15 minutes
Panic kicked in - I searched with my eyes- scanning the two separate play areas but he was nowhere to be seen so I grabbed Chris who decided it was probably best for him to 'go in' and search. Very convenient - I had been watching him stare longingly at the big slide for a good half hour. It was almost as though he had asked Mister A to hide just so that he could go in! Mister A was found almost immediately (very suspicious), he was firing canon balls at the other children (pic above).
After just over an hour (but what felt like 5) we were called through to the party area for the food. The children ate happily, red faced from all the running around and after the cake it was soon time to go home.
Phew!
It was THE most manic 2 hours of my life so far, I felt like a complete mad woman and it wore me out completely. I never realised how much it takes to get through a day like that, I say day because that's how long felt like! No one warned me how much planning has to go in to such small things as party bags either - and don't even ask about invite lists...
When I asked who he wanted to invite, Mister A reeled off an entire list of girls, he must be the Hugh Heffner of the nursery! After days spent trying to find out which boys he wanted to go I eventually had to ask the nursery for a list - otherwise yesterday would have been all pink and girly!
Anyway it all went to plan - except for a couple of bumped heads and an over excited little boy that couldn't sleep despite running round for 2 hours chasing his friends.
A great day but at this moment in time I'm thinking that perhaps next year we'll just have a quiet little soiree in the comfort of our own home.
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Happy 4th Birthday to my wonderful Son.
Thursday, 27 January 2011
Happy 4th Birthday Mister A - A Picture Tribute!
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| 27th January 2007 - A new born Mister A |
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| A few hours old with a worn out Mummy! |
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| Still at the hospital |
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| Big Brother |
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| With Ben 10! |
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| HAPPY 4TH BIRTHDAY!!! |
Thursday, 28 January 2010
Amazing new bra!
Firstly, I have to say a big Happy Birthday to my little boy Mister A who was 3 yesterday - we had a fab day out and even manged to do a bit of 10 pin bowling. I'm ashamed to say that Chris and I lost to our dear son by 10 points!! We weren't even letting him win we are just completely rubbish!!
Mister A has been hilarious this past week- he's started asking for extra food for the baby in his tummy - even at nursery! He never fails to make me smile.
I also wanted to say, sorry for neglecting the blog this week. I haven't been able to stop shopping! Don't worry though - I'm back now and I can't wait to tell you about my amazing new bra - all pregnant mums must get one of these in every colour!!
I told you I was struggling with with my boobs - I was wearing my normal bras even though I know your not supposed to wear wired bras. Anyway I got this new bra by Emma Jane - it is sooooooooo soft and amazingly comfy. I have to be honest, I wasn't expecting much support from a non-wired bra but this one has 2 layers of fabric in the moulded cups to give extra support. I got the nude coloured version but it's also available in black and white. It's my maternity must have and I'll definetely be buying more!
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