Party On

When you have a birthday in the Winter you can expect all sorts of weather though, in the South of England you don't normally get snow.

Over the years that we have been celebrating December's birthday with parties we have had snow on party days twice, though never on her birthday, which seems to suggest a stronger likelihood to snow in early-mid December than at the end of December. Only once did the snow actually prevent some of the invitees from attending, however luckily most of the children lived locally so were still able to make it.

I have generally reached a state of sleep deprivation by party day, brought on by a combination of party and Christmas preparations going on at the same time.  Also, decorating a birthday cake in secret usually requires fairly late nights, if secrecy is to be successfully maintained. This year has been made worse by a lack of funds at critical moments, meaning baking has taken place just the day before the party, meaning I didn't get to bed until 4am Saturday morning.

The reason for my very late night

How I woke up at 9am on Saturday morning and carried out all the pre-party tasks and then set up and ran the party (with lots of help from my husband and several friends) without doing anything really silly is beyond me, but I did! 

December had a wonderful time and loved her cake, so it was all worth it :)