Double Birthday

The not-so-little ones!

For years, Hanna's birthday party has been a constant annual occasion. We would go all out: Party packs, decorations, desserts, party games and so on. I even made a pinata for last year's party! Even though Nazim's and Hanna's birthdays are just a day apart (plus four years), it was always Hanna's party, as Nazim decided that they were a bit too childish for him after a while. And now the time has come where Hanna has also declared that a party in the vein of her previous ones would be a bit too much for celebrating her first year of teenagehood.

So this year's event was a smaller affair.

Instead of inviting a legion of guests as was the norm, we limited it to just close friends. Gone were the party packs and carefully planned children's games. The only thing we had planned was to have a water balloon battle sometime during the party. 

I think in the end, you are never too old for a water balloon fight! Amazingly, I managed to escape without getting too drenched. Credits to Nick for the awesome video!

Everyone had a lot of fun, and even without planning things out for the party like we usually do, the kids (and I use this term loosely now, haha!) really did have a great time. For one thing, they were so busy having a good time that it allowed us 'older kids' to hog the food table. Yum.

Mama's delicious fruit-topped chocolate pavlova.

Nazim is now old enough to drive, while Hanna has officially begun secondary school. Happy birthday my adiks!