Happy Birthday Sweet Natalia - You Are 2 today !!!

The much anticipated day has finally arrived; our baby has turned 2. We slept in a little this morning and woke up at 7.45am. I brought Natalia to our bedroom where she opened up her 2 pressies. But this is not the only birthday presents. We have also bought her her very own double bed which should be delivered the end of next week and bedding to go with it. So once it arrives and her bedroom is all done up I'll be sure to post some pics.

Tearing the paper oh so carefully

Very worried that she's 'breaking' the paper

It's a book

Now onto the big one

All excited

Its 'bathing baby'

Some shampoo

Care for a hair wash baby ?

Happy girl

Birthday Cakes from WiddlyTinks.com

Birthday Party At School

We arranged to have Natalia's birthday party at school today. Because we dont know many people here yet, this would be it. I wanted her to have a little party and feel special, even though she's still a little young to know what's going on. This was my 3rd attempt at the cupcakes and the best icing I had made to date, so I was really happy with that. I think Natalia knew she was a special girl, all dressed up in her ladybug outfit. All the kiddies sang for her and she just loved the Happy Birthday song and wanted it to be sung over and over... she even sang some of the words herself. Kim came for a while but had to leave early. The whole day turned out fantastic.

Ladybug all dressed up

If you happy and you know it clap your hands

Flap those ladybug wings

All ready and setting up the cupcakes

Oh that looks great Mommy

Daddy put some balloons on the cupcake stand

The crowns they made earlier

Yummy, everyone happy and eating

Happy girl playing with her balloons in the car

Whose the gorgeous girl that's having a birthday ???

Baking Up A Storm - Practice Makes Perfect

With Natalia's birthday looming I have been practicing my baking skills. I have found a fantastic cupcake recipe but still have to perfect making icing. It is important that I make the cupcakes myself and the mommy urge has been great. And Natalia has been my baking sidekick lol.

The 2nd lot of practice cupcakes. The icing is still not right

Miss sidekick helping Mommy with mixing

Sorting and cutting

My little baker rolling

On the cooling rack

All pretty and decorated - yummy

Having lunch and waiting for the cookies to cool

Watching Teletubbies

Random Pics From June

Barney eating some chippies

The Hokey Pokey in the bath

Good 'ol Aussie bottle shop drive-thru

mmm, yummy

Flying-fox with Daddy

Breakfast on the counter before school

Practicing Baking Cupcakes

So since its expensive to buy cupcakes here, costing around $3 each, I needed to learn how to make them with Natalia's 2nd birthday looming and I couldn't phone my trusty cake maker Pam to help me this time. This was our first attempt.......

Mixing

Ready to bake

Waiting to cool

This is how you do the icing mommy!

Decorated

This is how you eat them mommy!

Yummo, I think the icing is the best

mmm, and so pink....