1. March 2013 Updates: I turn 35 and Hahgoot turns 7!

2. I celebrated my birthday with lovely cards from my daughters: Alma gave me a ladybug card, and she wrote everything inside herself! She also read it to me...

3. Hahgoot made me a cheeky monkey card. Barak went out with the girls and they got me a lovely cookbook, all about creative healthy ice blocks! Barak also bought me a very nice shirt from the city.

4. We celebrated with a family lunch at the Outback Stake house restaurant in Penrith, which had great food.

5. Hahgoot started her birthday celebrations a day before her actual birth date, with a card from her friends Deena and Emma and baked brownies to share with her class. As they have many kids with allergies in her class this year, I found a dairy free, egg free, wheat free brownie mix, but then we got permission to add the rest of the ingredients from the teacher.

6. Alma got a lesson in breaking eggs from her expert sister.

7. While the cake baked in the oven, the girls drew decorations to hang around the house, like balloons and streamers.

8. The next day was Hahgoot actual birthday. She started the day by opening presents. She was very excited and happy but as she has a limited range of facial expressions and she reacts in delay due to slow processing, it is a bit hard to tell... She got a beautiful Aboriginal themed stationary set from Deena and Emma, and an Octonauts pop-out action play book from her parents, among other things.

9. This year Hannah, from Hahgoot’s class, has a birthday on the same day, so 2\3C was lucky to get both brownies and donuts – what a sugar rush... Hahgoot also got the lovely birthday award and chocolate.

10. In the evening she finished the day with a lovely card from Mia (from Burwood) who sent a Smiggles gift card, and a package from Auntie Debbie (from Bondi). Before bedtime she enjoyed lining up the Octonauts characters.

11. Dad arrived home and brought a cool 7 years old Super-girl card for Hahgoot and a sweet 2.5 years old card for Alma.

12. The girls liked the gift from Auntie Debbie very much!

13. Hahgoot sent everyone who sent her a present or a card a thankyou letter, using stationary she got in Israel and stamps who were a present from Rotem. In our next presentation: Lots of games together!