A Low Key Birthday Celebration

"Happy Birthday to me.  Happy Birthday to me.  It's finally raining!  Happy Birthday to..."  Wait.  What?  Just because rain during a month long drought is a farmer's best gift EVER, it doesn't mean that it's my birthday?  Are you sure?  Okay, if you insist.

So..."Happy to Birthday to you.  Happy Birthday to you.  Happy Birthday to Ian.  Happy Birthday to you!"

We arranged a low key celebration at home for Ian's 39th birthday with BBQ burgers topped with his favourites: blue cheese, bacon and caramelised onions.

As per his request, we made Ian an icing-less brownie cake (boring!). 

Huge cupcakes decorated with heaps of buttercream are my jam so this was a bit of stretch for me but with some ice cream and toffee decorations I made it work. 

Alistair certainly wasn't complaining and Papa liked it too!

The boys gifted Daddy several homemade crafts - including beautiful abstract collages for his office,

a Seamus-made lightweight air plane,

AND a wheelbarrow full of garlic that they harvested entirely by themselves this morning before the rain.  Seamus got bored quickly leaving Liam to do most of the work.  He really is growing up to be an exceptional helper.

From all of us here who love you so incredibly much, we wish you the happiest of birthdays Daddy Bear - even if you are getting to be an old man!