Matthew's 8th Birthday

So Matthew had the best birthday ever!

 It started early and with many "Mum is it 7.30 yet?" (The kid has his own bedside alarm AND wrist watch! But I think he was relying on the if I bother them enough they will wake up theory!) He loved the Prank Patrol Book his brothers got him.

 He had to wait for Cleon and Michelle to get up so he could get his helmet......

 That goes with his new bike!

 After a quick ride it was off to do all the things that Matthew loves to do. We started at Questacon. Nathan is showing the boys what a feather looks like in the new exhibit.

 Then it was a picnic lunch at Stage 88. They were holding a concert for Canberra's Family and Community Public Holiday. The ANU band was playing family friendly music. The very first song they played was The road to Gundagai. My family knows this song well as it was one of Granddad's favourites!

Then we tiptoed through the tulips at Floriade. Matthew loves that Floriade falls around his birthday.

When we finally got home i had many friends and neighbours calling to find out what time afternoon tea was. Our usual birthday routine is I make a cake and everyone comes over for arvo tea. Well I only became aware it was our usual routine when everyone was horrified that i hadn't prepared it! Thank goodness Eva, across the road realised we weren't going to be home in time to make a cake so she made one! So we had our afternoon tea where Matthew collected more presents and then the phone calls started! He spoke to all of his extended family and then we put him into bed exhausted!