The Sussies turn 4

I know, I know, they turned 4 two weeks ago already, but it’s been manic.  Also, I’ve been spending time online looking at the awesome pics Caz took instead of doing a blog post about them.  So, here goes!

I once again managed to dodge a Barbie party (by the skin of my teeth I tell you) and suggested we have a tea party instead, which they absolutely loved!  They could also choose whether they wanted a Butterfly or Heart cake and luckily Mignon chose hearts and Isabel chose butterflies.

I then ended up crocheting about a gazillion hearts and butterflies with the idea of hanging them all around the gazebo, got my Mom to make each child a handbag (“manbags” for the boys) and managed to pull off the cakes. But only just.  The baking was a nightmare. And the weather was threatening to not play along, but that turned out just fine in the end.  Phew.

I didn’t realise exactly how stressed I was about it until I woke up the next morning in a cold sweat about all the things I felt weren’t perfect.  I could literally HEAR Etienne roll his eyes when I was having my little moment.

So, here are some pics, I’ll let the captions tell the tale:

The sussies in their party dresses, Isabel on the left, Mignon on the right.

 

 

 

 

 

 

All of them together, such an awesome natural pic!

 

Bags made by my Mom.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some of the gazillion crochet butterflies and hearts.
Ready to blow out their candles.
Isabel's cake close-up, check the butterfly table cloth.
Mignon's heart cake
Isabel pondering a butterfly
Mignon drinking "tea" out of her cupIsabel pondering a butterfly
Daniel making a necklace
Us.

Woe is me, I can’t the pics to align properly, but you have the gist of it!

If you want to see the full set on flickr, please click here.  I cannot do them justice here!

6 thoughts on “The Sussies turn 4”

  1. Oh I love their party! And those crochet butterflies and hearts. I can see many brooches and necklaces born out of them.

    Happy happy Bday to them both. 4 is so the best age ever. And I love that family picture.

  2. What gorgeous photos of an awesome party! You really outdid yourself! I LOVE that family photo – you ALL look beautiful!

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