Happy Birthday Jessica!

This sweet girl is turning 11! Wish we could be there with you to celebrate, have lots of fun and eat lots of cake! Here's to many more birthdays to come and may you always stay young at heart!

Love you heaps xxxxxx

August the 24th is another "Best Day Ever" because

It's Liam's 10th Birhday!!

How does a decade just pass in a blink of an eye? Today is your 10th birthday and l know you're pretty excited about the double digits. Of course you're in a hurry to grow up, but we would rather you tried to slow down a little. If it was up to me, l'd just like to stop time all together. I mean if the last decade just flew, imagine how fast the next decade will go!

So Liam, here's to 10 wonderful years and so many more to come. We wish you nothing but happiness and may you always find joy in your life. Happy birthday we love you so very much and are proud to have you as our son.

Love

Mum and Dad

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August the 14th is "The Best Day Ever" because it's....

Matthew's 7th birthday!

Happy birthday Matthew, wishing you the best day ever! Here is a list of what you must do on your birthday:





1. Jump up and down shouting " it's my birthday!"


2. Tell everyone that it's your birthday.


3. Eat some yummy Cadbury Chocolate! (mmm!)


4. Open some cool birthday gifts.


5. Eat some more yummy Cadbury Chocolate!


6. Have some birthday cake.


7. And eat some yummy Cadbury Chocolate again!!


8. Have a day off from school !

9. Listen to the song on the sidebar.

Enjoy!!



We love you and wish we could be there with you (to help you eat some yummy Cadbury Chocolate!) and help celebrate this special day.



Love,



Daniela, Darren, Maddy and Liam

Happy Birthday Mum!

My Sweet wonderful mum celebrated her 60th birthday on Monday. Unfortunately l was not able to be there with her in person, but we spoke at length on the phone. For her, age is just a number and you are only as old as you believe yourself to be. She has taught me to see birthdays as a time to count all your blessings and think about all you have accomplished so far in life.

This year marks many birthday milestones in our family. Apart from my mum's 60th, my dad will turn 65 in July, Liam will celebrate a decade in August, I turn 40 in September, Maddy enters the teens in October and my father in law turns the big 70 in October. We have some big celebrations coming up and many blessings to count.

As for my amazing mum, we plan on celebrating her birthday along with my father and father in law when they come to visit in October. After all it's not everyday one turns 60, 65 and 70.

Mum, l hope you had a great memorable day and that you continue to have a wonderful 60th year. We love you very much and can't wait to have you here with us.

Today is my little sisters birthday

Of course this photo was taken a long time ago, but she's still my little sister, despite the fact that she's married and has two children. Happy Birthday Emma, hope you have a great day. Love you and miss you.

Your big sister.

Happy Birthday Paul

My Brother in law Paul is celebrating his birthday on the 3rd of April. Have a great day Paul, hope you celebrate it doing something you like!

Look who's turning 5

My nephew Nathan, the baby of the family (he's the youngest of 6 grandchildren) is celebrating his 5th birthday today(28th of March). I remember flying down to Australia about a week after Nathan was born to see him. We were living in Hong Kong at the time and unfortunately the SARS epidemic was in full scale.Having just flown in, we decided to keep ourselves in self imposed quarantine. That meant no direct contact with Nathan or his family. I remember standing outside my sisters bedroom window and getting our first sight of Nathan. It was so hard not being able to hold him and snuggle him. After a week of quarantine we got to fill up on snuggles and kisses. Of course this memory feels like it was only yesterday to me.

Nathan we wish you a very happy birthday, we would love nothing more than to be there with you as you celebrate this big day,but for the time being we will have to wait till we can be together again. May you continue to grow (just not so fast please) and enjoy every day. Have lots of fun and of course eat lots of cake!!

Love always.
Hugs and kisses

Daniela, Darren, Maddy and Liam.

Happy Birthday Monique

This is my adorable niece Monique and today she turns (gulp) 13!! Yes that's right she is now a teenager, quick Jorge lock the doors and get your gun ready. This is one very smart, beautiful, intelligent, sensitive girl and l am proud to be her Aunt.

Monique we wish you a very happy birthday. 13 can be a great and hard time in your life, just always remember to be true to yourself, never lose sight of your dreams and know you are always loved. I love what this song says and want to dedicate it to you.

As Maddy used to say "Happy Birthday Mic!"

We love you and miss you heaps!!

Hugs and Kisses

Daniela, Darren, Maddy and Liam.

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Happy Birthday Jessica

My niece is turning the big 10 today.

There's nothing like kids to remind you of just how fast time zips by.

Wasn't it only last week that we were in the hospital holding you and showing you off to your big sister and cousin?. No!

Well then I could swear it was only two days ago that you celebrated your 2nd birthday, so you see you couldn't be turning 10, you must be mistaken!

I know that for you Jess, 10 is not nearly fast enough, and that you can't wait to be an adult. But trust me Jess when l say take your time, slow down and enjoy every single day. Enjoy being 10 for all 365 days of it, cause soon enough l'll be writing about how another decade has just flown by and how unfair it is.

So for now Jess, have fun, continue being you! And know that no matter how far apart we are, we are always thinking of you and love you very much.

Happy Birthday Jess!

Big hugs and lots of kisses

Daniela,Darren,Maddy and Liam.

Happy Birthday to my Zii

So today is my Zio Alberto and Zia Angela's birthday. Yes they were both born on the same day. Unfortunatley they live in Rome, Italy and it's been a while since we last saw eachother.

Have a happy birthday Zii, hope you have a great day and l know you will be celebrating it with your family. Wish we could be there with you.