Toby’s 1st Birthday

I said midweek that I would try and post up some photo’s from my nephews 1st Birthday celebrations last Sunday. Well I have eventually got around to it. Sorry for the delay everyone.

Well here is the amazing Toby, bright as a button and racing around the dining room using his push along truck for support. Go Toby.

As you can see Vicky (Toby’s mum) put on a great spread of food for everyone. Thanks Vicky it was yummy.

Looking at this next photo Toby thought so too…

As you may remember from Wednesdays post Toby had a great Birthday cake and was ably helped to blow out his single candle on it…

So we’ve had the food and birthday cake, what about the presents?

Well he had plenty of those too. His parents look just as exited as he was, to get a wind up duck for the bath!

The intense concentration as he opens his presents.

Here mum Vicky imitates Sponge Bob perfectly.

Toby really liked this one, so much so, he stopped to give it a kiss as parents, Sister, Grand parents and Aunty cheer him on. Well come on cheer him on then!

Here Toby proves he has been trained well, money money, mine mine!

Toby being the kind young man he is didn’t want his sister Amber to feel left out, so he made sure she got a present too.

What is it Amber?

 

Its a beautiful new pink cycle helmet!

Her dad Martin tried it on for size first, but no it doesn't suit you Martin give it back…

That's better, it fits Amber perfectly and suits her much better too.

She absolutely loved it and went straight out to try it out…

Toby meanwhile was just lapping up all the attention he was getting.

Hi Nana.

&

Daddy's Boy…

Well it’s been a great day Toby. Thank you for the invite to your 1st Birthday party. We enjoyed it I hope you did too.

Since the party poor Toby and now his sister Amber have got Chicken-pox. We send our love to you both, get better soon. Love to the parents too who have to nurse the two poorly children. Take care everybody.

Header Challenge 2nd March 2011– “To Bake or not to Bake”

Well this weeks choice of theme has been my choice (ably helped by Mel). She suggested I do baking, so this weeks topic became “to bake or not to bake” that is the question and also the theme. Well being a student of English Literature I had to add an extra Shakespearian lilt to it didn't I?

Now our family love to bake. We all take our turn in the kitchen rustling up some masterpiece of culinary delight for the rest of the family, well that's what I call it some others may disagree.

Our girls have been taught to bake since they were big enough to kneel on a stool at the counter and lick, sorry stir the spoon in the mixture.

You may now understand my wife's suggestion to do baking for the theme this week.

Living in the middle of nowhere in Southern Lincolnshire, doing our own baking is much more economical than jumping in the car and driving the 20 mile round trip to the supermarket. More helpful for the environment too.

So we make all our own bread…

It really is gorgeous especially when eaten fresh and warm…

Recently muffins have been the cake of choice in our household and these are my attempt at the classic Blueberry muffin…

Even though I say so myself they didn’t turn out too bad.

This weekend saw the birthday of our nephew Toby so it was a good excuse to do some more baking this time some cookies to augment the selection of food that was going to be there. This time it was Mel's turn to bake…

and these where very nice…

double choc chip yum yum.

Now obviously it’s not only our immediate family who enjoy baking, as our sister in law made her son Toby a wonderful Teddy bear birthday cake…

 

I’ll bring you more pictures from Toby’s birthday celebrations here soon.

My header this week incorporates some of our families baking, but, also an element of the what “not to bake”, but which is still very nice, chocolate fingers and animals. I hope you enjoy!

I’ve posted nice and early this week to go somewhat towards making up for my tardiness in posting last week.

Remember to drop in and see what delights the other headbangers have cooked up for you this week. Just follow the links in my right hand menu bar.