Baby likes to PAH-TAAAY!
21 January 2007, 18:49
Scout had her first birthday party yesterday, a hot and rainy day. I’d usually be disappointed that it was raining, given my lofty plans for a kid’s wading pool and outdoor champagnated ambience. But everyone (including us) were stoked that it was raining – it’s been weeks since we’ve had any decent rain and everything’s dying around us.
Raindance
Luckily our little place handled 13 adults and 8 kids quite handsomely inside. Scout had had a shithouse couple of days in terms of sleeps so we were a bit concerned that she’d cut sick everywhere and I’d have a(nother) meltdown. Not so – she was divine.
Just give ‘em a beer and the cricket…
Now she can stand up reasonably well, she’s given her own spin on the Scout groove, bopping up and down with her hands in the air while pointing at the roof/fairies in the sky. Much to McG’s distaste, she is totally into ABBA, like totally into ABBA. Makes her mum totally proud, like. My girl is gonna have boo-tay. Oh, yeah.
Giddy up, you pahtay thing
Her birthday cake was in the shape of an “S” made out of alternating pink and white cupcakes, with a flurry of red and pink candy hearts along the trail. From La Cuisine de Kinki. It was Scout’s first ever taste of cake (Mum being an anal “no-sugar-unless-absolutely-necessary” type) and, not surprisingly, she’s been expecting cake for every meal ever since.
Partying is such thirsty work
We don’t have any family here in Melbourne so our friends came out in force (well, a reasonably small group with bubs who know Scout well – we didn’t want to freak her out) and gave her (us…) a day to remember.
More 1st Birthday Pahtay photos here
Permanent Link | - Hi, I’m a friend of Kat’s. I check in on your blog every once in awhile. Today I could not resist commenting! Scout is so cute! And not that you haven’t heard it a million times before, but you share the same eyes. Happy first to her!
As someone who has no siblings to lead the way, but who would like to have children in the next few years, it is fun to read your blog entries of parenting antics from the perspective of someone who is similar in age to me. I look forward to more reading!
— Rachel Jan 23, 12:32 PM #
