2010 in review...........

Hi Ladies! How are you all? I'm sorry I haven't been around here much lately, or over to visit with you. Things have been very hectic for us so far in 2010.....

We kicked off the year with a double surprise party, 80 guests turned out on Jan 2nd to help us celebrate............


my mum's 70th and Eden's Sweet 16th birthdays! It was a wonderful night, our birthday girls were both surprised and very happy. All the guests had an awesome night and it was a night that we'll never forget.........


Then on Jan 14th it was Eden's actual birthday, with a few special gifts......


good things come in small packages they say, and Eden was delighted with the two smallest presents.....this ring and necklace. I had the necklace engraved as well, it says Eden on the front and Sweet 16 on the back.............


on the day of Eden's birthday my mum and I took her out to breakfast, then to the movies, then we went to a lovely little restaurant for lunch. After an afternoon spent shopping (birthday money burning a hole in Eden's pocket!), we came home and celebrated her birthday dinner with dear old dad, a pizza and this ice-cream cake...


for the night of the party I baked birthday cakes for each of my girls, Eden got mudcake with ganash topping, and my mum got a lemon cake with cream cheese frosting. So on the birthday night we were happy to take it easy after a big day out and have a bought ice-cream cake which was delicious!


then on Saturday night, as another surprise for Eden's birthday, John and I took Eden and my mum to The Outback Spectacular. Eden had absolutely no idea as to where we were taking her, as you can see by the questioning look on her face.......


and then the look of happy surprise as we drove in the Outback Spectacular carpark....lol


love the giant aussie flag flying proudly in the carpark.......


and the signage on the barn roof.......


Eden was a very happy young woman to be there. We have been before, 5 years ago when it first opened and enjoyed it so much we've all wanted to go back again. Now they've got a new show so I thought it was the perfect time to go again.....


in the waiting/bar area they have live entertainment with a guy singing country music and people doing line dancing, and you can also go and meet some of the horses from the show. In the background of this photo you might be able to make out the stalls. It was hard to get decent photo's because the place was so crowded......


we saw our chance and quickly snuck over to meet with one of the stars....lol


the guy was pretty good and played some really good music to keep us all entertained until the doors to the theatre opened.....


good old country boy......


the barn was huge and the walls were covered with lots of cool rustic country items....


and there were some good looking saddles hanging above the bar too......


the Outback Spectacular show was just awesome and money well spent. We all had a wonderful night, but best of all I believe that our birthday girls have each had a special birthday that they will never forget.

and our baby is happy.....especially since she sat for her driver's license today and passed her test with 100%! On the weekend we're heading for the country for some driving practise...........


Wish us luck! lol

Wishing you all a very happy day! See you soon........love Amanda xxx