Abigail's Second Birthday Celebration

Here we are, bright and bushy-tailed, getting ready for Abigail's birthday celebration in school! :)

When we arrived there, everything was done in chop-chop fashion. The Playgroup (PG) and Nursery (N1) sat down fairly quickly (in fact, very quickly) while some kids were very attracted to the Sesame Street cake we got from Polar. Abby requested for an 'Elmo' cake, and it was probably the most challenging part of the celebration. I didn't know that Polar carried the licensing rights - I thought any pastry shop was able to do it, but then I went through tonnes of obstacles (including indecisiveness) and ended up with ordering last minute. Argh. But thank God there was still a cake.


And she was happy! Not only did she get Elmo, she got the whole Sesame St gang! :D


Here's her class with Teacher J and Mdm Lee. Despite the kids' age and size, they eat VERY fast and are VERY efficient. Or either that, Abby really takes her own sweet time... but then again, it's her birthday! :D She's the princess for the day! :D Anyway, the boy to the left of Abby licked his plate clean! :D He had cream all over his face and wanted more! Super cute! :D The caucasian boy is new - his 2nd day at school - and has an allergy to cocoa and will have an eczema breakout. Poor thing. He couldn't eat the cake. :P The classroom behind the window is where the PG plays! :D


The 'standard' must-have family shot. :)

After the cake, we left together as Abby wasn't too keen to let us leave her behind after the celebrations. So we went home to catnap so that we could get ready for the evening! :D

So here we are, after the rest, ready to go for second round! :D

Don't we look alike? :D

Ben loves the way Abby looks in this photo. :) (Though I look scary! It was supposed to be her version of 'Happy Face'! See second photo.)



Another standard family shot, but with our special guests - Cody and Victoria! :D

Upon hindsight, I realised we missed out on the extended family shots, partly due to the sudden drizzle. It wasn't easy getting hold of the greatgrandma(s) there (one didn't turn up), plus capturing the rest of the family. What a wasted opportunity. :( Anyway, check out Shalom checking out his cousin's hair.


Now Shalom's going for the cake! :D

Abby loved the whole celebration, even though there were a couple of accidents - first one occurred when we were arranging the bowling pins play set and she stood up and gave me a black eye coz I was above her. My brow bone still hurts. The second one happened when Ben was slowly closing the door, watching for her fingers where the doors meet. However, she had her left hand placed at the hinge of the door (the small gap) and got her hand almost crushed. There was an instant bruise but we prayed and it went away. Ben tried to close the door on his own hand (to comprehend the level pain) and admitted it was painful. Poor thing. Another accident took place the day before the birthday. Abby was standing on the floor mat outside the bathroom while I was washing my hands. I think she tried taking a step but tripped on the mats (there were two - Ben warned MIL and maid not to double layer the mats but sigh... the top layer is for Shalom's bath, and is now stowed away in another corner.) She crashed into the door frame and had three bruises - one on the forehead, one on the cheek and one on the upper lip. We prayed immediately and the swelling went down! Praise the Lord! :)

Abby definitely knows it was her birthday - she has been singing 'Happy Birthday to You' (her own version) and was all excited the whole day. However, after the celebration on the actual day, she knows it's over coz she stopped singing it to herself. :)

Anyway, as a final touch, lollipops with this sticker was given out to thank everyone for coming to make Abby's birthday a success! :)