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Lucinda turns 11

ta da
Let’s face it our family enjoys celebrating birthdays!

The birthday cake request this year was for a Watermelon Cake! To be clear… I love a decorating challenge, but even with a fancy Italian oven I cannot bake a cake! This one called for layers of pink velvet cake with choc chips with insane volumes of butter icing and fondant. Paul, our dear friend, agreed to bake the cake…

Paul not only baked the cake, he stayed up until 3.30am making the icing!
Paul not only baked the cake, he stayed up until 3.30am making the icing!

All that was left to do was a little painting of watermelon pattern
All that was left to do was a little painting of watermelon pattern

... and a lot of eating!
… and a lot of eating!

Along with pretty baked apple rose pastries
Along with pretty baked apple rose pastries

and the whipped cream cinnamon doughnuts (for the class at school)
and the whipped cream cinnamon doughnuts (for the grade at school)

... then there's breakfast... with MORE watermelon cake.
… then there’s breakfast… with MORE watermelon cake.

LOVE that Ivy took over the kitchen and with her sous chef Daisy, made pancakes for breakfast
Love that Ivy took over the kitchen and with her sous chef Daisy, made pancakes for breakfast

Party girls
Party girls

In addition to an Escape Room experience where 5 girls screamed a lot and one big sister solved the puzzles… the sisters; Lucinda, Audrey and Paige went to the opera!

All dressed up to see The Rabbits starring Kate Miller Heidke
All dressed up to see The Rabbits starring Kate Miller Heidke

And the girls got to meet their star, Kate Miller Heidke at stage door. Nice matching outfits Lucinda + Kate.
And the girls got to meet their star, Kate Miller Heidke at stage door. Nice matching outfits Lucinda + Kate.

Happy birthday Lucinda xxx