From the moment we arrived in the UK, Leila told us that her birthday was April 9th and she would be 3 years old. She also informed us that we were having home made pizza for dinner. This means that the kids each get dough for a personal pizza which they roll out and they add their own toppings. She also said she wanted chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. So we had our work cut out for us especially since we would be in Scotland until the Thursday before her birthday.
We arrived back in Leeds late Thursday (April 8), exhausted and happy after our Scotland adventure. We made chocolate fondant - yes chocolate! so that it could sit all night and be ready to put on the birthday cake on Friday.
On Friday, we wrapped presents, we attempted to clean, sort, pick and put. We went to the market, baked a cake, mended and sewed. Friday afternoon the presents found their way into the living room while the kids were outside playing. Leila passed by and noticed the presents and came into the kitchen and told her Mom excitedly "My presents came!!" Like Olivia wouldn't know this already. We worked the chocolate fondant into a sheet and covered the chocolate cake that Olivia made. I spent the remainder of the time until dinner playing with the fondant and making hearts and roses to put on Leila's cake. The kids made their pizzas and the adults made their pizza and we had a delicious birthday dinner. Then Leila opened presents, the kids had cake and went to bed and a delightful birthday celebration was had by all.
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