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Heart shaped cake-pops for my almost<\/em> Valentine’s day baby to take to school on the occasion of her 9th birthday… \u00a0 \u00a0Granted they aren’t nearly as cute as the boss-eyed owl pops<\/a> of last year, but having recently become aware that she missed sharing her birthday with King Cupid by a meagre couple of hours (something I think she was quite miffed about – until I pointed out that any future birthday gatherings might be quite boring surrounded by couples gazing into one another’s eyes!) they were deemed appropriate and necessary for her to take into class…<\/p>\n

Her main birthday cake request this year most definitely met with my approval (and indeed may well have been influenced by my lifetime infatuation) – as having had a slight reprieve in the cake decorating department last year (with a simple chocolate cake demand), I had wondered what I might be creating this birthday. \u00a0 Thankfully Moomin Troll\u00a0proved pretty straightforward (especially compared to CatBus<\/a> circa 2012!), but a little part of me was slightly tempted to make her a “Little My<\/a>” cake instead as Small Girl is so much like her in so many ways!<\/p>\n

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Birthdays always begin in our house with a specially requested breakfast and flowers around the birthday plate – a family tradition from my side that I have always loved. \u00a0 And then it was time to spend the day in Munich with her best friend, shopping, grown up lunching, and then hours spent trying on bangles, necklaces and huge clip-on earrings in many a shop. \u00a0Which as lovely as it was, definitely gave me a glimpse into her teenage years, and made me wonder where the years have gone! \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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And now a little note to the birthday girl herself – as with my last blog<\/a> (although I still need to get it printed!) this too will be made into a book one day for the Small People to look back on, and hopefully not ask me why we couldn’t have just had a conventional life…<\/p>\n

So happy birthday sweetheart. I know I say it every birthday (with different ages obviously!), but I honestly can’t believe you are nine years old… \u00a0It occurred to me recently that you have now spent more than half of your life away from the UK, \u00a0which made me a little sad, especially given the people and things that you miss out on back at home. \u00a0 But I like to think (and hope!) that this life has given you an extra determination and tenacity of spirit, plus a natural curiosity of the world around you. \u00a0Perhaps most importantly though it has helped shape your sweet nature, your infectious sense of humour and the empathy you have towards others – whoever they are and wherever they are from. \u00a0Carry on like that my sweet, and you won’t go far wrong in life…<\/p>\n

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(Excuse Moomin Troll’s eye in this last picture, the Six Year old had been seen close by beforehand!!)<\/em><\/p>\n

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