30 years young!

It was my 30th birthday yesterday and I had such a lovely day!

My birthday celebrations really started on Sunday when Daniel took me away to Chester for a couple of nights, this was a complete surprise! Chester is beautiful and we relaxed and walked about for most of the time. The hotel slapped a stamp on our check in paper which gave us free bar between 5-7, needless to say, Daniel and I were there at exactly 5pm on the dot!! So we had loads of fun too!

Yesterday morning the girls came into our room bright and early and told me to close my eyes! They were sticking this to the wall above my head! I love them to bits!

During the day, the girls and I went out for lunch with a couple of friends of mine from Uni and then in the evening, my mum came over with my younger brother, my nana and my grandpa. Mum cooked us all lamb for dinner and made her signature pudding - apple strudel! I really don't like cake so this must be the best alternative I could ever think of, and she even put candles on it!!

These are some of the presents I received but the best present yet has to be the tea set my mum searched high and low for and the teapot cosy she knitted! Daniels sister bought me my present months ago from Bubs Bears, a bear I have wanted for ages and ages, made from Cath Kidston fabric! Daniel bought me a really posh pen I had wanted for ages too! I have been an extremely lucky girl, not only because of lovely presents, but because of the thought and effort that everybody went to to make my day feel special! There is an extra bit at the end of the present pictures so don't go away too soon!!

Chicken egg cup from Saffron

Gorgeous Cath Kidston bag from Daniel's mum and dad...it now has my crochet stuff in!

Beautiful peacock bracelet from Joe, my little brother.

The lovely pen from Daniel.

Squee - my lovely Bubs Bear!

Mummy's hand knitted tea cosy!!

The whole tea set!

These used to belong to my nana and grandpa!

These were made in 1909!

So now you have seen just how lucky I am!! And, I am still being taken out for dinner tomorrow night!!

This next bit has nothing to do with my birthday but I felt very proud so had to write about it! My daughter Isobel who is 6 was sewing with me the other day. I was sewing a hoopla picture and she wanted to do the same. She started off by making me a birthday cake that she hand drew herself but half way through she suddenly asked if she could make it for someone else. I protested but it's hers so said of course she could. Isobel had decided, due to the bumpiness of the stitches and beads to make it for the blind boy in her class. Apparently, when the grown ups make pictures for him they use glue that dry's hard and bumpy so he can feel it. This is what suddenly came to Isobel whilst she was making her picture. I feel so proud of her for thinking of it, and also because I think she sews brilliantly for a 6 year old! Isobel sewed every single bit, she sewed on the beads and buttons all completely by herself. The only bit I help her with is threading the needle, putting a knot in and then the tiny finishing stitches on the back! She has also made another picture but I can't give anything away about that one yet! So here is her feely picture! 

I hope you've enjoyed my birthday blog!