My request to keep this particular birthday low-key seemed to have been noted until the other day when Keira announced she would like a three-tier birthday cake.
She’d even drawn her ‘concept’ of what she wanted this cake to look like:
“Honey, that just isn’t going to happen. No way, no how.”
“Why not?”
“For one thing, it’s fancier than my own wedding cake.”
My mother – who happened to make and decorate my own wedding cake, and has arguably more authority and right to talk on the subject than I do – just happens to be visiting at the moment and spoke up to say that she would make the cake.
Excellent!
“Thank you,” I said. “But keep it to one layer, please.”
You can see how much I’m listened to around here.
In my caption to the Instagram picture I added, ‘In my day, teevee sticks made football ovals boundaries on a cake. Now, it’s a Plants vs Zombies fence. ZEITGEIST.’
Ultimately, Keira was unsure what the cake actually was. Riley was adamant it was some sort of zombie citadel. Oh, did I mention it was marble cake? Made from scratch?
Mums are awesome.
*
On this spirit of this occasion, let’s look over a conversation Adam and I had the other day.
“Come down the street for a walk with me,” he said.
“Okay, why?”
“Just because…”
We were halfway along when I asked where we were headed.
“I want to go to the jewellery shop.”
“Why?”
“I want to get something for Keira.”
“Um – dude? When was the last time you went to the jewellers for me?”
“Well… uh. That’s not important.”
“TEN YEARS AGO.”
“Not that long…”
“TEN YEARS AGO.”
*
{Us, in the shop}
“What about that?”
“I like that.”
“What about this?”
“That’s too old for her.”
*sigh*
*sigh*
*
Happy eighth birthday, my darling. This morning you jumped into bed with me and said, “Only two more years until I’m ten!”
All in good time. Don’t be too much in a rush.
We love you.
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We had Annie’s birthday party yesterday, she turns 9 on 1st May.
I had this moment last night where I realised that next year she would be 10. 10! TEN! oh. my. god.
It really can’t be that long.
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And a big happy birthday to Keira too
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Happiest birthday wishes to Keira!
Amy is ignoring my requests to keep her birthday low-key this year too. Somehow, with a newborn, I don’t think we’re having a giant party for all the school friends. Heh.
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she is gorgeous and her cake is awesome.
Happy Birthday mini Karen.
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Hippy bird-day two ewes, Keira
Love the cake, whatever it is!
My E will be 7 in 3 weeks and she’s talked me into having an art party here at home. Thankfully my goddamn genius cake decorator friend came up with the cake solution to end all solutions:
1. I bake a huge chocolate cake (OK, easy enough)
2. We cover it with buttercream and white fondant (Still not too hard)
3. E draws all over it with edible markers, creating her own artwork birthday cake without any fiddly cutting, shaping, piping, sticking, etc from me
WIN!
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This is a lovely post.
A very Happy Birthday to Keira. She is very adorable.
-Christopher
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What is it with 10??
My girls are constantly saying ‘we are almost 9!’ (well almost if you count waiting 7 months!) ‘and that means we are practically ten!’
Happy birthday to your gorgeous girl!
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I thought of Keira – glad she had a nice day
We turned 9 here – scary how fast it goes (that’s my baby)! Nikki wanted a Pac-Man cake, which in hindsight probably would have been simple enough IF I had any baking skills whatsoever!
I am having my daughter’s birthday soon and I guess this can be an inspiration as well.. Great and interesting ideas!
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A very happy birthday to Keira.