Traditional celebrations

It was Angel's 12th birthday on Wednesday!

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After the traditional birthday lie in there

was the traditional present opening.

As usual the unwrapping was better than the present

Then we went to Chiltern Open Air Museum for the

traditional Muffin Hunt.

We tracked it all through the woods ...

 

... and finally stalked it to its lair.

Having cornered it in the caff, the Madwoman

handed over the traditional quid to secure its release
into our custody

and we carried it home in triumph ...

 

Where we stuck a traditional candle into it,

made a traditional wish

and then helped by the Madwoman, consumed it.

Next week we get to do it all over again as it will be
Archie's birthday.
That's the good thing about traditions - you have to do them lots of times.

Practising

You know the way people have lists at John Lewis and places like that

for wedding and baby shower gifts and stuff like that?

Well, we thought that maybe we could do something similar for our birthdays

(coming up in October in case you weren't sure)

We shall instruct the Madwoman to set up a list

for us at once with the local butcher.

In the meantime, Archie has been practising hard for when

he becomes a tearaway teenager.

Partaaaay! - again!

This week it was Archie's turn for a birthday - 11years old, but still not too old for a bit of a party.

The Madwoman was feeling a bit under the weather, but she managed to totter out for a stroll with us around Chiltern Open Air Museum, and then there was turkey, and of course, presents! This made Angel very happy too, as she has been waiting to get hers

since her birthday last week.

Getting to grips with opening my birthday card.

Wrapping

When we have birthdays, both of us get presents.

Quite right too.

This is Angel unwrapping hers on Archie's birthday last Saturday.

Blink and you'll miss it!