LOVING

There has been a lot to love this week.

The girls competed in their school cross country and did fantastically well.  Bear came first in 7 year old girls (beating her arch rival who pipped her at the post last year!).  And she won with shoe laces that come undone which she refused to stop and do up in case she got beaten.  And she is the littlest in her year as well, but she will never let that stop her.  She has shear determination to win.

Bear's triumphant win!

Miss Emma did extremely well too, finishing a close second.  These two girls have placed in the top five consistently for the last three years - that has got to bode well for the future.  They are off to interschool in a couple of weeks.  Last year Emma came 11th so she is determined to finish inside the top 10 this year.

Also Friday saw the start of our schools centenary celebrations with a special assembly and all the kids and teachers dressed up in outfits from 100 years ago.

The assembly had ex pupils speak at it, the oldest 2 had been there 75 years ago in the 1930's.  It was a fantastic effort.  Some very clever mum's baked and decorated about 400 cupcakes to celebrate and each child got one at the end of the assembly.

Then yesterday Emma got to go the birthday party of the century - well at least of the decade.  As her friends start turning 10 birthday parties seem to take on a new meaning.  This amazing mum spent 6 months planning her daughters party, making everything from scratch herself and hiring out and decorating a local venue to the max. The whole hall was decorated in pink and zebra stripes with framed pictures, balloons and as many sweet things as you can imagine.  Hair dressers doing hair and others painting nails and doing make up.  It was A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. As I didn't have my camera with me at drop off (Oh for an i-phone) and it was all in clean up mode by pick up time, I cant show any pictures of how awesome the party looked but her is a snippet of it - some of the awesome things Em brought home in her party bag. 

Every Girls dream party!

Emma proud as punch

Fantastic hair do

the other side

This family went all out for their Daughter's birthday.  Emma was buzzing for hours afterwards (unfortunately the party went till 8pm so it was a very late night!).  And so now the planning for her party (in August) is starting - watch this space.....

And really just loving that this girl invited her.  Emma has missed out on so many parties and even though there were so many things she couldn't eat there (and to be honest I kinda freaked out about the chopped nuts for cupcake toppings), Emma had a blast and loved every minute of it.  So a big thanks to that family for making my girl feel special.

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Barbs x.