birthday week over for another year...

our little family all together on my birthday! ♥

as a goodlet i have been a part of something fabulous my entire life known as "birthday week". birthdays are not a single day to us - but an entire week. (sometimes more - depending on how long we can manage to stretch it out for!) my birthday was on wednesday of this week - right smack bang in the middle, and oh did i manage to stretch it out.

on monday we had dinner at hans in subiaco with our usual crew and then san churros for dessert (ohhh san churros - i miss the brazilian version of those things - massive!)

tuesday my lovely friend lisa took me to the movies to see breaking dawn again (this is tradition - we've seen all the twilight movies together - simply to bitch about how badly they are all made of course... haha)

wednesday (my actual bday) pip and i spent the day together shopping and then jamie-lee and mark dropped in to give me a gift and then stayed for dinner (and brought me cake!!!)

thursday dom and leah dropped in and brought me my lovely red velvet cupcakes...

friday i got to collect my gift from the in-laws ordered online from wild lily empire (yum yum yummm)

saturday we had bday dinner in mundaring with mat and jen from little casaers pizzeria (if you haven't already experienced this - go. go now. amazing. ah-mazing.

our little caesars haul. droool

and sunday (today) we had family christmas in darlington with jared and donna and the kids (don't worry - pics to follow!!) and i got another birthday present... from their bunch. i'd say i succeeded quite well in dragging it out!!

mads passing over my present with daddy's help

a birthday with a bebeh is certainly different... maddie got breakfast in bed - not me... mind you, she did then pass me (with doug's help...) a gorgeous little gift - a little girl for my pandora bracelet. very sweet. doug's parents got me a pair of filagree earrings, jamie-lee and mark got me an owl ornament, jared and donna a tree necklace from diva and lisa and dannii got me a coke with jade - finally! (i'd like to point out that there were other sensible things, that was just the funniest!) it's about freaking time someone found me one!! and pippa. oh pippa. a bracelet with a mini silver jar attached to it with three mini saints inside. hilarious. no one supports my strange love of catholic stuff (i know it's strange, i'm a mormon for goodness sake...) like pip does. jen... a babushka cake tin, a scarf (also a tradition, we always buy each other a scarf for birthdays... i have no idea why - my birthday is in december! but i love it! haha) and a glass star charm for my bracelet. what a love.

anyway, before i put you all to sleep i'll wind this up... but it was lovely! i had a fabulous time, and i am very grateful to everyone that made it so special! :) x

birthday week is officially over.