Birthday Bash

So, a year has passed... Noah turned 1 on the 12th. It feels a little surreal that he is already a year old. Even though it feels like it was yesterday that we took Noah home from the hospital, at the same time it feels as if he has been with us forever. Who knew that so much could happen in twelve months? I'm so glad that we created this blog and we've been keeping notes of the highlights of Noah's first year. In all honesty, I find that each day is a highlight in itself as you see changes in your child on a daily basis.
It has been a very rewarding and challenging year. Some days are great and they run smoothly, and then there are those days when you are ripping your hair out... But when the little one finally snuggles up in the cot in the evening, and you watch him sleep, in some weird way you cherish that "hair ripping day" too, and long for nothing else than for the morning to come so that you get to play with your beloved baby again.

So the big day was spent at Lake Monger's playground, the same spot where we celebrated my 30th in October last year. It was a relaxed birthday party, with balloons hanging in the trees, the BBQ sizzling with sausages for the kids and quiche and salads for the adults. As January is really hot in Australia, I didn't drag along a cake to the lake, and instead we munched on homemade choc chip mini muffins as we sang "Happy Birthday" to Noah.