Happy Birthday Sandy!

Today we are celebrating the birthday of one of our very own! She loves good food, scary movies, skateboarding, and she's just about the coolest kid you'll ever meet. She became a proper teenager today and turned a big 13! Let's wish Sandy a very happy birthday!

For her birthday, Sandy would like a hoverboard similar to the one Marty McFly has in Back to the Future. If that's not possible, then his jacket would be fine too.

Besides getting an awesome new haircut this week, she has written some hilarious haikus, some of the scariest passages in Rosebud and just finished reading The Suitcase Kid – her first proper English novel – all on her own!

Mini-festivities and update to come. There may or may not be cake involved.


Live Blog of Our Mini-Celebration

5:34 PM
Currently waiting for the kids to get off from swimming.

5:45 PM
Presents and cake at the ready!



6:00 PM
What a wonderful year (and week) to turn 13. This week is filled with big historical events. Just yesterday was the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's Gettysburg speech, which we learnt about when we talked about the American Civil War. This Friday is also 50 years after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. And of course, on a less serious note, this Saturday is the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who, one of my favourite TV shows.

6:08 PM
I hear kids!

6:09 PM
The birthday girl and Selina have arrived! There is much excitement as the mini-festivities begin. But before we devour the cupcakes (like the person in the background, ahem), we snap a shot of the birthday girl!


The lighting is pretty weird here and I lost track of the time, but hey, there is more photo-taking as we decide to include the person in the background who was eating her cupcake:

Then we have some fun:

And finally, cupcakes are eaten, cards are read, and presents are opened. We present to you – the cutest Miss Mushroom with her mini Miss Mushroom!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SANDY!