Tom’s birthday is usually a little problematic because it falls so soon after Xmas. In this case, having just returned from Xmas in Australia, jetlag was a much larger problem. We decided to postpone his party , but still had a small family celebration on the day. We even used his birthday as a lever to help get everybody out of bed early despite jetlag. A tactic which I believe can be seen reflected in the eyes of all the pics taken that morning.
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| The excitement of new birthday toys struggles with jet-lag. |
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| Super-cool castle acquired with the help of Gramper |
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| After a long day of being the birthday boy at school, its nice to come home to CAKE! |
The video is of Tom's other favourite present, a giant glossy book of dinosaurs. For every dino it provides a big picture, a pronunciation guide, map of where the dino lived and a small piccy showing their size in comparison to humans. Cool book.
BTW – getting over jetlag in the middle of a Northern winter is rather hard. It’s so cold you really just want to stay inside all day, and there is bugger all sun during the day anyway.
A couple weeks later, it was party time! Having looked at the options, we decided to enlist the services of Little Ray’s Reptiles as birthday entertainment. Worth. Every. Penny. For about an hour, during which Jane was nowhere to be seen, Kevin produced about a dozen different reptiles and insects, almost all of which the kids were allowed to touch while he talked about the creature in question. One of the nicest parts of being on posting is that we are in a position to give the kids such a terrific experience. Next year, it’s going to be cake from a box and a public park. Unlike this year, the appearance of a snake will most unwelcome (and not just by Jane).
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| This reticulated python was the grand finale. The kids *loved* it. |
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| Another batch of prezzies. |
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| More cake is good cake, especially when it comes with a mammoth. |
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