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Friday, 28 May 2010

Angelica's 17th Birthday!

Today is Angelica's 17th birthday!

When she got home from school, we went to the park near our house and took some photos of her.

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Then it was time for her to open birthday presents.

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And, as usual with Angelica, silliness ensued.

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Then everyone got together in our living room to sing "Happy Birthday" to her and watch her blow out the candles on the birthday cake I made for her.

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Shortly after that, some of her friends arrived to wish her a happy birthday.

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And then the teenagers all went outside. First, I took some photos.

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Then they took turns taking photos of each other while they all acted silly.

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Overall, Angelica seemed to have had a wonderful time, and I'm really glad.

Happy Birthday, Angelica! I love you!

Saturday, 24 April 2010

Picnic

We took Cameron, Connor, Isabella, Gabriella and Kayla for a picnic at the park today. Angelica was doing work experience at the vet's, so she couldn't come. Our friend Helen joined us with three of her four children, Rosie, Tyler and Jay. Tyler and Connor are best friends. Gabby and Jay are in the same class at school and are good friends too.

We started with a picnic on a grassy field when we first arrived at the park. The kids thoroughly enjoyed their lunch and the treats afterward (which is obvious by the chocolate smudges on their mouths in most of the photos).

Next, the children wanted to go to the park's lake and feed the ducks. The sun was bright up in the sky at the time.

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Then it was time for some running across the field and rolling down the sloping areas of it.

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But, for one of the children, there was a preferred way to travel than to walk or run.

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There were a lot of people there who had brought along their dogs.

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Next, we all moved to the playground area so the children could play on the equipment.

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After all of the fun on the play equipment was over, we took the kids into the little cafe at the park and bought them all ice creams. They played in a little soft-play area inside there and then we all went home. It was a lovely and fun day in the sunshine. There's nothing better than spending a good day out in the bright sunshine surrounded by family and friends.