A guest, tired, absolutely sodden, frozen and happy! Time for bed really
My sister, who hid in the sitting room behind the TV during the prolonged water fight. Snatched from her safe base by the birthday boy, carried outside, and absolutely drenched!
Supplies of balloon water bombs ran low, therefore birthday boy and his beautiful cousin commandeered my sister's tandem, and rode off to the local village shop for further stocks. My sis and her husband cycled 12 miles on the tandem to get to the party, and then 12 mile home, in the dark, absolutely blathered. I believe their homeward journey was much quicker than their outward.
Racing for grown-ups and smalls
Swinging in a picnic mat. The other small guest was not so keen
Egg and spoon, very well supported by the 18 to 25 year olds. This was followed by the quite difficult 'backwards egg & spoon'. The end result of the egg racing was scrambled egg!
Sadly I was not quick enough to catch this cake for a photo. My niece made it. It was a mountain of chocolate sponge, chocolate filling, chocolate icing, and wearing a coat of sliced, fresh strawberries. The plate hit the table, knife to cake and whoosh, the plate was empty. Luckily I did manage to fight my way to the front for a large piece, and can report that it was gorgeous. Now its loving my waist and hips from the inside. Large hang-overs, bombsite kitchen, garden like a horror story, and happy memories. If only all birthdays were made this way!
2 comments:
I'm so envious! I've never been to a party that looks as fun as that!
I'm glad you got a piece of that cake, sounds decadently delicious!
hi janet! it was, indeed, succulent. And the party was a completely unexpected success. A very, very happy memory for all of us!
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