Oh my gosh!
It has been crazy busy around here. Crazy!
It's only going to get worse, before it gets better. I have many appointment for the boys in the coming four weeks and TBH, I'm not really looking forward to it all.
Anyway, what has to be done, must be done.
We had the boys party last week. It was great fun but exhausting. 30 kids plus parents running around is very tiring!
I saw a crocodile cake on the internet and contacted a cake decorator for a price to make it. I was quoted $155 for 30 cupcakes decorated like a crocodile.
My Greg told me he thought I could make it - so I did!
And it turned out BETTER than I ever could have imagined.
Here it is!
I made the cupcakes during the week and froze them.
Here they are laid out on the board.
I covered the board the night before. Then laid out the cupcakes.
Made up my buttercream and piped them.
I used Tolblerone for the spikes, liquorice cut on the diagonal for the claws, marshmallows cut in half and then half again for the teeth and a marshmallow and a malteser for the eyes!
All up it took about 45 minutes to make it all.
Really easy.
Every kid at the party got a cupcake!
Here are a couple of pics from the party
The twins were a bit shy for it all so didn't get up the front - it didn't matter they had a great time playing with all the kids.
This week was Book Week at school.
All the kids at school had to dress up as a book character and Michael came second in the school for his costume.
He went as the greedy King in the story Brown Bread and Honey by Pamela Allen.
Well done Michael!
Honestly, this was the most easy costume I have ever done. I found a crown printable on the internet and printed it out. Then I laminated it and make it into a crown. I was in a discount store at work and saw a vest for a discounted $3 in the right colour for the king (and I am now wearing it as it fits me). We then put a big bouncy ball under it as the King's fat tummy. Michael wore some brown pants and his sneakers.
How easy was that - and he got second place! WOW!
Today is Michael's 8th Birthday!!!
He got a modulus Nerf Gun that he was desperate for.
Greg got the last one at Myer! We couldn't find them anywhere.
Happy Boy!
Happy Birthday Michael!
Today we had a quiet day, but we went for a bush walk down the end of the street.
Here are some pics:
A burnt out tree
Scribbly Gum
Pretty flowers.
Some of the fire trail
More pretty flowers
Tadpoles! Lots of them in the pools of water. We could hear lots of frogs chirping too.
How lucky are we to live where we live :-)
Have a great week!
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