Hard to believe that Alex has just turned 5! Back in 2002 in Wellington going into labour in Monsoon Poon ( Restaurant in Wellington NZ!!), seems like yesterday!!!!
Alex celebrated for two days. The day started with present opening and much laughter. Alex received his first gold fish from our helper Amay....a very lucky boy! 
Caity gave Alex a drum kit!!!!
We left for school armed with cup cakes, Kiwi Fondant Icing lollies and Kiwi Flag cookies for all his class mates. They all sang Happy Birthday to him and according to Miss Emms ( teacher) he really enjoyed himself.
As we arrived back home the staff from the building we live in had a Birthday cake for Alex and of course another session of Happy Birthday! 
Calls to grandma and grandad followed by chats with Jody completed day one of celebrations and dad arrived home from the office with the much sought after Chevron Tanker to finish the day off in true boy style.
Full of excitement on Saturday morning we all jumped out of bed to prepare for the much awaited "pool party" that Alex has been planning for the past few weeks ( or should I say has been delegating to his personal event planner!!)
Granny Margaret and Avo Fernando sorted out the pool toys with huge butterfly and 6 legged octopus, which were a huge hit. 13 of Alex's friends joined him for treasure hunts and swim pool pass the parcel ...all great fun.
Lots of yummy foood, opening of fabulous gifts from friends, an extra dose of playing and to finish off the final rendition of Happy Birthday for this year.
We all had a fabulous time, thanks to all those who helped us celebrate in person, all those who were not here we missed you!
Hope you like the photos and small video that we have added to the Blog.
2 comments:
Happy Birthday indeed, Alex!!! Wow - a 5 yr old i the house - a really big boy now. I'm so sorry I forgot about it, but we're in manic mode right now as you can imagine - full weekends trying to squeeze in as much stuff as we can. You're all looking well. Was Alex's cake a CARS theme? Looks like it was a huge party. Blessings for another great year for him. I wonder where his 6th birthday will be celebrated??? Much love, Leonie ( 8 weeks to go)
Well done Sam! Your blog skills are impressive. Wow, it looks like you all had 2 days of great fun. Loved seeing the pictures.
Big Hugs to you all, Jody x
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