Yes, I made these cupcakes — they don’t look very professional but its the effort that counts, right? 🙂
The little-est person in our family has turned five. In fact, his birthday was just a few weeks ago. During the days leading up to his birthday, Mr A has been asking me when he will be turning 5 every single day. He just couldn’t wait for another day! Most of his good friends in class have already turned 5 and they will be turning six after their birthday later this year. And so, Mr A can never catch up with them — this, of course, is something that he cannot grasp at the moment. The entry age for school over here is not by the year in which the child was born, rather, one has to turn a particular age by 30th June of that year to be able to enter a certain grade at school. In Athan’s case, he has to turn 5 by June 30th this year to be able to enter pre-primary. And so, there are kids who have already turned 5 and will be turning 6 later this year. Anyhow, Mr A thinks this is totally unfair. Such is life. Live and learn, my boy. 🙂
 
Athan’s birthday fell on a school day. There was a big sign wishing him happy birthday posted on the door of his classroom. When he entered the class, his teacher even gave him a special badge to wear. Birthdays are special in this class. :) Mr A was all smile. We brought the cupcakes to school to share with his little friends and teachers. I believe he felt very special that day.
This year’s celebration was low key — yet again! He invited 5 friends to a local park for a play and I prepared the food. The whole party was simple and nice. Really nice. We knew all the parents and so we had a good time chatting (and eating). The children played very well together. In fact, I think it was a very good idea to invite just a handful of good friends so that the children could truly enjoy each other’s company. Calvin, being the oldest, was charged with the responsibility of looking after the little ones. He did a good job, I must say.
The other highlight was of course the presents! Mr A received many presents that day which made his day even more special.
Hope you enjoy being 5, my boy!