For Grace’s birthday on Sunday, we had a small family morning tea to celebrate. Just a simple party with a few sweet dishes, a few savoury dishes and my attempts to make Grace a ladybird cake.
The cake was a success although the red and black icing were not fun to work with at all, especially the red which left stains on my white tablecloth which is still soaking in my laundry trough. I used the same cake recipe that I did for Grace’s First Birthday Party and once again, I made it a few days ahead, carefully wrapped it and froze it until the day of the party when it was defrosted and iced.
Grace had a ball running around the backyard with her cousins and received some great presents. Here are a few photos from the morning…
Hi Amanda, happy birthday to Grace! What a beautiful party and I love the photo of you and Grace. Beautiful. Emma
ReplyDeleteThanks Emma, it's so hard to get a photo of the two of us looking and smiling at the camera :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great cake Amanda. You deserve a round of applause! And I love that last photo. It says it all don't you think? A very happy birthday to Grace x
ReplyDeleteOOooooh that ladybird cake is just amazing Amanda...awesome job!! Had a chuckle at the last image...just too funny...already a favourite with the boys ; ) So glad the day went so well. Now...when are we going to see baby belly shots? ; ) x
ReplyDeleteA beautiful cake Amanda, it looks like you all had a lovely day! Mimi xx
ReplyDeletelooks amazing! we had a few little run ins with the black food colouring when we did Joseph's party... such messy stuff. Looks like it was worth it for you though. Nicely done
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You did such a great job with the cake - it looks marvellous!! Lovely photos of you all, I love the look on Grace's face in the pic with her daddy :)
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Great job Amanda, you do do such a lovely tea! And the cake is adorable!! And I love Grace's dress, all of my girls have the same one, Jane x
ReplyDeleteI made that cake for Farmboy's first birthday. You have a lovely family Amanda - I hope you had a wonderful day.
ReplyDeleteOh imagine her next birthday, as a big sister!! You're looking fabulous, love Posie
ReplyDeleteAmanda, you are the queen of creativity! Graces's birthday party, cake, invitations and decorations are so sweet and perfect, just like u and your Grace! The photo of u and Grace is beautiful! You radiate warmth and peace! Happy Birthday little Gracie one. xo U should be proud of your efforts as a Mum Amanda. U strive to make the world a more beautiful place. xo
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday/party little Gracie. Amanda, I really love this sweet bug theme and the colours. Gorgeous happy family you've got there x
ReplyDeleteThe cake looks brilliant. In fact, the whole spread looks delicious. A wonderful day, I'm sure. gxo
ReplyDeleteAmanda, many happy returns to your beautiful daughter. Simple parties are usually the best. And the cake looks great. I know what you mean about red icing. My friend's son ended up with a pinkish rocket on the weekend - we just couldn't make it turn red. All the best.
ReplyDeleteMaja xx
party looks gorgeous..the lady bug cake is amazing ..grace looks so big in these photos..glad you all had a great time xxx
ReplyDeleteMaja - A lot of the red colouring bottle had to be used!! Needless to say we kept the kids away from the icing :)
ReplyDeleteAmanda... you've excelled again making everything look gorgeous as always! The cake is awesome and little invite so cute! Little Grace is such a gem and I love her personality captured in the photos. How lucky she is to have a mum as clever, thoughtful and loving as you. Lyndell xx
ReplyDeleteIt all looks beautiful Amanda and the cake looks very cute worth the all the effort:) Grace looks like she had a ball, such a big smile in all of her photos. I'm glad you all had a good time. xo
ReplyDeleteabsolutely beautiful Amanda! i love the pic of you two, absolutely gorgeous.
ReplyDeletethank you for your sweet words, you made me cry. i feel for you, i live it and know that the 2 year mark will be hard, for us aswell in august.
think of the good memories, i try, it's hard not to miss him.
much love to you sweet girl ♥
She is such a beautiful girl. Love the cake too!
ReplyDeleteLooks gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteWhat a delight to see you, my friend, as well as the birthday girl. You are looking so fabulous! So glad it was a success. J x
ReplyDeleteShe is precious...adore the ladybug cake!!
ReplyDeleteHi Amanda, I've just found your blog, it's delightful!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to your little gorgeous Grace. Love the invitation and the table looked lovely :))
Too sweet. And look at that amazing ladybird cake. Nice one Amanda and Happy Birthday Grace!
ReplyDeleteWOW! The cake is amazing! Such a precious, gorgeous lil girl you have there Amanda! xo
ReplyDeleteAmanda, your table settings always look SO good, lovely colours, decoration and the food always looks so inviting. Hope Grace enjoyed her day.
ReplyDeleteWell done! Nice job with the cake, and I love the colour scheme. Grace is getting so big! I can hardly believe I'm looking at the same little girl :)
ReplyDeleteOh, happy birthday darling girl! 2!! already!! The cake looks fabulous Amanda, you did a brilliant job. What a gorgeous day and a gorgeous family. Jenx
ReplyDeleteLooks beautiful! Matilda had that cake for her first birthday, I think I had to use almost an entire bottle of red food colour. I love the flowers and all the green, really pretty! Happy Birthday Grace.
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