Garden Birthday party

Though its winter in England, it was a kind of Garden party theme.All those gone years Me and my husband played a key role in celebrating birthdays, inviting friends...

But this time it was Annu along with Mich who did most of the part, apart from sending invitations . Theresu's friends. Amazing,  Therese's has turned 14. Our miracle baby . Thank you Lord Jesus  the way she has evolved into beautiful, creative and sporty girl.

The highlight of the day: Our usual birthday special is  breakfast in Bed...with floral pancake with tea and wishes.

All the gifts from siblings amd parents wished with some home made cards. Flowers by her sister and chocolates from younger brother...The birthday girl stayed in bed till trumpet begin with wish.

The whole family was into decorating house, with pom poms, balloons, picture collage, baking cake, blondies and so on. It was a semi naked cake. They tasted good as they looked. Baked by Annu .

Birthday party with H mass in St Ambrose Church. 10 of her friends joined.... Reached home and Mich took over with games and fun.

Following that, everyone had snack, meal and later cake cutting. 

The exciting time was I thought its painting time, everyone joined and paintings all came out super good and some signatures done..

Garden theme cake with lots of edible butterflies around on sponge cake.Semi baked cake with chopped strawberries sandwiched. For our beverage station  we had thought of making fruit infused water and lemonade.

All the decors, lighting, mini heart pompoms hanging on sealing  , dim lights all perfect ambience for girl's to kick in

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Painting time with snacking. For the munchies, kiddos had charcuterie board with cheese, crackers, pepperoni and grapes., also sausage wrap...all teens were like a chatter box.

Our birthday girl's ittle art with all signature of her friends.

  Sketching and painting mood

I skso had snack fun fisplay of her yearly pictures so I repurchased and reused our painting wall, this old geometric wooden frame in corridor.

Previous day, it was day with Theresa's god parents and celebrated wedding anniversary .

Every birthday is a banquet at home. Thank God for all these years.Thanks for reading. Hope you enjoyed..

    

           Happy 14th Birthday Theresu dear

Snowy days 2025

Time has come for the wintry days..temperature dipping. Seems everywhere in white,  taking time to clear snow in cars, delayed journeys. However its time for kids for a great fun in the winter snow , building snowmen, sledging and throwing snow balls..though snowfalls led to numerous schools closing and travellers are warned to check ahead..

Feast of Epiphany

Today celebrates the 12 days of Christmas in England and Feastcof Epiphany.

George along with me making a crown for the Epiphany King.

Decorating crown with jewels..

The time for Epiphany banquet, prepared a cinnamon crown instead of usual King crown cake. Also hid a baby Jesus medal inside  whoever receive will be the King of the day.  Mich was the one and both gro n Mich celebrates their baptism day also.

Christmas Octave

Christmas 2024 was a memorable few days together with close friends. This is beautiful time realising' Word became flesh'- marking the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ. It was a Merry making day after Vigil mass. Invited a few friends to our house.

There were Christmas punch  cake, cinnamon rolls for the festives.

Christmas day with Thomas family. 

On boring day, we spent time with homeschoolers in Nottingham. 

Feast of St Lucy

Advent saints are a nice way to celebrate at home. On 13th December is the Feast of St Lucy. She is 3rd century early marter who died because she was a Christian. One of the legend says, her eyes were scraped and still regain her sight. St Lucy was from Cicily in Italy .

There are some beautiful ways this feast is celebrated especially in Sweden. Eldest girls with lighted candle and white gown n sashes dressed up and serve tea or coffee. Today is the day we can put Christmas lights on.Lucia means light  ideal day to roam and watch lights around.

Saffron buns can be baked and known as lusser kats. Instead we baked cinnamon rolls to mark the day.

      St Lucy pray for us.

Season of advent

Advent is on. It is a time of waiting. Advent means to come. Over the years  we used different traditions at home,preparing Advent wreath eith hollies , fir leaves and candles. 

On 6th Dec, the feast of St Nicholas falls. Gifts were ready for the kids when they woke just reminding of St Nicholas kindnes during the restive season.

I was busy with something else  so little children prepared Advent calendars themselves and hung on the fire place. 

Another one is Jesse tree reminds of the lineage of Christ from the promise of Ssviour uptlll the birth.

Last weekend was busy in Derby as part of Committment day .

Also this weekend the same thing happening in Germany and Jobychayan went to Germany.

Now a days, all blog snaps getting muddled up, couldn't find the reason why it's recurring problems, photos are muddled up. Need to find out why?