Audrey's Fifth Birthday

When you're 5 birthdays are a pretty big deal. Audrey spent several weeks leading up to her birthday telling almost anyone she met that her birthday was on August 24th. When the actual day arrived she announced that it was her birthday to everyone who came in contact with her - her enthusiasum was almost to the extent that if you were in Canberra on Friday you probably already knew that it was Audrey Hickman's birthday.

Audrey got a stash of presents - including much excitement around a Disney Princess handbag and necklace and a double feature of Octonauts DVDs. Her little brother got in the act as well with a few presents of his own - it is handy occasionally to have an older sister.

This year Audrey has managed to achieve a birthday celebration spread over several weeks. We've delayed her "party" - a trip to go and see the new Tinkerbell film until the eagerly awaited release at end of September. We decided though to give Audrey a night out on her actual day with her good friends Abbey and Will - her choice of venue the nearby Hogs Breath Cafe - a slightly disappointing decision (for adults at least) but chosen, I am sure, because they serve curly chips. If you're just turning 5 then culinary considerations pretty much come down to whether the resturant serves curly chips. At least there's decent beer on tap for the Dads.

Here's some pictures of Audrey enjoying her day.   It seems only yesterday that we were in Warsaw and a very pregnant Amy and I were being run to the hospital by our good friends Mike and Pene. How time flies.

Audrey with her stash of presents

Will and Audrey



Audrey's cake