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Georgia’s 5th Birthday

December 2, 2014 Last updated on December 16, 2014 By Manu 3 Comments

Georgia's 5th Birthday

On the 1st my youngest daughter turned 5!!  I cannot believe she is 5 already and that in January she will be going to “big school”.  Georgia is definitely ready for it… mum, not so much.  She’s the baby of the house and seeing her grow up so fast is both amazing and scary.  She is turning into a happy, sensitive and smart little girl and we are very proud of her.  But no matter how old she is, to me she’ll always be my baby angel!  We love you so much princess and we are all very proud of you!! <3

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We celebrated her birthday over the weekend and she got a few nice presents from mum, dad and Victoria and from her nonni.  She got a few DVD’s, including The Pirate Fairy (Blu-ray / DVD + Digital Copy) and The Croods.

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She had also requested some Tulips… and her dad bought her some beautiful orange tulips.  She was quite lucky to get them, as it’s summer down here and they were the only bunch left at the flower shop!

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I have been really busy in the kitchen this past week, as I had a couple of parties to organise.  Georgia loves all animals, but she has always had a big fascination with cats.  Whenever she sees one (or a picture of one), she just has to touch it!  It may be a genetic thing as many of my relatives love cats… So, this year we had a Kitty Cat party!

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On Sunday, we had the Kitty Cat party with some of our closest friends.  She had a blast and got many wonderful presents (thanks everyone!).

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I obviously prepared all the food at home!  So, I was quite busy… hehehe  The majority of the food was “cat” related.

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I made:

Paw Print Cupcakes (click here for the recipe)

Paw Print Cupcakes

Kitten Chocolate Cookies (click here for the recipe)

Kitten Chcocolate Cookies

Fairy Bread (click here for the recipe)

24x24 Aussie - Fairy Bread (1 of 1)

Kitty Cat Doughnuts (click here for the recipe)

Kitty Cat Doughnuts

Cheese Mice on Crackers (click here for the recipe)

Cheese Mice on Crackers

Kitty Cat Bread Buns (click here for the recipe)

Kitty Cat Bread Buns

Focaccia (click here for the recipe)

Focaccia 4 (1 of 1)

Chicken and Sun-dried Tomato Rolls (click here for the recipe)

1 Chicken and Sun-dried Tomato Rolls 2 (1 of 1)

Mixed Sandwiches

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Chips
Cherries
Chocolate Milk and Juice

And obviously… a Playful Kitten Cake! (click here for the recipe)

Playful Kitten Cake

I am going to post all the new recipes in the next few days, so stay tuned!

She is also going to celebrate in school with her friends on Thursday.  I have made her this Kitten Yogurt Cake for the occasion.

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Now it is back to “normal life” and organising things for Christmas!  Stay tuned for all the remaining recipes!

 

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Filed Under: Baking, Birthday, Bread, Cakes, Cookies, Desserts, Events, Finger food, Italian, Sandwiches, Snack, Special Occasions, Tea Time Tagged With: birthday, bread, cake, cat, cat party, dessert, finger food, food, kids, kitten cake, party, party food, recipes, sweets, tea time

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Comments

  1. Rathai says

    December 3, 2014 at 11:06 pm

    Your Children are growing up very fast. I still remember her last birthday bash. Your kids are Beautiful and very lucky to have such a creative, talented and doting mother! Happy belated birthday wishes to your daughter. Can’t wait for the recipes. The pink and White kitten cake is really Lovely!

    Reply
    • Manu says

      December 4, 2014 at 8:46 am

      Awww thank you so much Rathai! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Maureen | Orgasmic Chef says

    December 2, 2014 at 11:23 pm

    I was telling an American friend just the other day that Fairy Bread was at every Australian child’s birthday party. You didn’t let me down. Happy Birthday, Georgia! You’re very cute.

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