7th Heaven

Our little superstar has waiting patiently through three siblings birthdays to FINALLY arrive at his time to shine. Quill turned 7 in a blaze of Pokémon glory. He had all the bells and whistles on the actual day at home with us, plus a birthday badge and lollipops to take into his class. Then on the weekend it was party time!

Picnics and Ponies

Lily has been excited for her birthday party since the day after her birthday last year. She dreamed up a picnic from one of her favourite 'Anne' books that depicts an amazing picnic scene, three legged races, picnic rugs and cake. She had her new dress on, her best friends around her and the party dream come to life just for her. She was so happy and floating on a cloud for days after. 

Happy 80th Dad

With our Dad's 80th on the horizon it gave us, his children an opportunity to think about how we could celebrate this milestone and honour him in a way that he would feel loved and enjoy. With Hanna's help brainstorming we concluded that a weekend away, just the origin Ryan's would be a lovely way to connect with Dad and do some things that he would enjoy. We chose Fingal Bay and set to work making a weekend to remember. 

Camp Prim

This is party year! It had been a little while since any of the kids had 'big' parties so we got to dreaming up something special this year. Primrose decided on a camp theme/parent swap type theme highly encouraged by mum - I was excited for the possibilities at Avonlea and it was lots of fun to put together. Primrose invited lots of her friends from school to celebrate, we had the perfect day and a very happy newly minted 10 year old. 

Official Teen

Things start moving fast when you turn 13. We have a teenager now and Finley couldn't be more excited to be heading into teenage hood. With starting at a new school we thought it would be fun for Finley to have a epic, giant 13th to celebrate and get to know his new classmates. He wanted to host a Squid Game themed party for everyone to have a day of fun on the farm. And boy was it huge. Kids every where, all sorts of games and fun. The weather turned it on beautifully, clear and sunny and perfect weather for lots of fun.

Smart, Silly and Six

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Lots of dreams came true for Quill's birthday this year. He has patiently waited to turn six through the months of his siblings birthdays but the wait is always worth it and we finish off birthday season with a band. He had a very specific wishlist and all his wishes were granted. We made sure he had a very special morning. He woke up to a wall filled with pictures of him over the past six years. It was very fun to look back on him as a gorgeous little baby and toddler and he loves having the reminder of all his favourite people of his wall. 

Just a little Birthday Day Dream

As part of my 40th birthday celebrations Levi booked us a trip to Day Dream Island for 5 days to escape the winter and have some time just the two of us. We've never really had a 'sit on the beach all day' kind of holiday and both of us were looking forward to eating, sleeping, swimming, reading, repeat for a few days. As always this was made possible by my wonderful mum and dad who came and looked after the kids and the farm while we were gone. We both love a little train travel, so we decided to catch the train down to Sydney, do some exploring and take our flight to Hamilton Island the next day. 

F O R T Y

Well it has happened, I'm forty. I don't feel like I imagined I would at forty, I think I imagined some level of maturity that still evades me, more self discipline maybe? Ducks in rows. But I've learnt life isn't so linear. Really though it's only the number that feels slightly unsettling. In truth I feel like life has been very kind in working for my good. The things I have dreamed have come to be, so much so there barely feels like there's time to give all the good the attention it needs. Maybe capacity is the word. I long for the capacity to be all I want to be and live fully in the life I love.  

Lily Turns Four

She's Four! Miss Lily has waiting patiently for her birthday to arrive and she couldn't be more excited it is here! She woke up to her her birthday banner and adoring siblings ready to celebrate and open presents with her. The absolute surprise and delight is my favourite thing about the little kids birthdays. I love it. She got the Sylvania families sunshine bus, a mermaid dress up, and electric toothbrush, some new sparkle shoes and some little stick on nails and bracelets. 

On Cloud Nine

Every year as Miss Primrose turns a year older I can't help but look at her and remember the little tiny girl she once was. She isn't so little anymore. Nine years old and growing up into such a talented, vibrant, kind, content girl that ever was. It is a joy and pleasure to watch her grow. We are very often in awe of who she is and feel excited to celebrate her birthday with her. 

A Finley Dozen

We have a 12 year old! It seems just right and crazy how fast the years fly, all at the same time. This is an exciting year for Finley. One more year before high school and teenage hood. I hope you enjoy this age and stage kid, it's a lovely time to witness you grow into yourself while still holding on to some of that childhood magic. We hope you don't lose it too fast. 

High Five

Our little boy is five! In all the chaos of mummy returning from a trip to Canada and only a week out from moving house we paused it all to celebrate Quill turning five. Quill is friend to all and a bit too popular to have a to pick a handful of friends, so instead he invited all the kids on our street and everyone at preschool to his big five birthday bash at the Bungendore Park. And they all came! They have a great time running themselves ragged on the play equipment and returning periodically for snacks. 

Birthdays and Bunnies

I took a little time on Lily's Birthday to take some special photos with the bunnies. It was lovely to take a moment and capture what a treasure she is to us, with our much beloved bunnies in tow. Lily is full of personality and spark. She is always laughing and playing and reminds me just how much joy there is all around us. Oh to be Lily, so happy and full of wonder. She has my heart and it is a privilege and pleasure to be her mother and watch her grow.

Party Girl Turns Three

The littlest kitten has turned three! And oh how gorgeous she was soaking in her special day. This was the first year that she was truly aware of birthday season and after watching Finley and Primrose have their special day she eagerly awaited her own. I hadn't planned on doing a party but she talked about her upcoming party with so much excitement I realised I didn't have much choice! 

Our Girl is Eight

And she is eight! Where did that time go? I can still remember Primrose as my little toddler, our little ray of sunshine, always by my side taking the world in. My eight year old Primrose may have grown and changed but she still has that spark of magic - she loves life and is such a interesting and insightful person. 

Finley's 11th Birthday

Finley is 11! With every passing year I can see Finley growing and changing and coming into his own. Those childhood years are beginning to make way for the next stage, more independence, more self discovery and Finley with his independent spirit is loving it. 

Quill is Dino-Four

Our little man Quill's birthday has finally come and he is four! He has awaited his special day through all five of our birthdays but it came with a bang and all the bells and whistles to make a very special day for our boy. He was full of anticipation leading up and was very specific about having a dinosaur themed day with Grandma and Grandpa present. Together we all made it a dino-day to remember. 

T H I R T Y E I G H T

Another year, another wonderful birthday season full of lots of friends, fashion and food. Some of my favourites. I say season because it really did go for weeks. On the actual day we had a lovely celebration at home with kids and cake, a must of course. I received some beautiful pink swarovski earrings and a Sass and Bide dress clearly mean't for me, giant puff sleeves, front on centre of the store, on sale, in my side, on my birthday - need I say more. 

7 + 2 = Happy Birthday Girls!

These two dear sisters share a bedroom, toys, lots of snuggles and this year a birthday! With only a few weeks between their 7th and 2nd birthday's, and mummy and daddy's trip to the US colliding with Lily's day, Primrose very graciously invited Lily to share her day with her. They made for a gorgeous little birthday pair with pigtails for their morning of pancakes and present opening. Grandma came to celebrate too to share in all the fun.

Turning 10 and Harry Potter

We have been waiting eagerly for Finley to turn the big number 10, not just for him to hit that first decade but because it signalled the start of the Harry Potter journey! I have never read the books and always wanted to wait until one of my kids was old enough to read it with them. We wanted to make reading Harry Potter really special for all of us so we decided together that 10 would be the perfect age for Finley to start and for the family to begin the adventure of all things Potter.