Day four was an extra special day. This was a special day because it was the day that Miss Ada had her first birthday party. She began the day opening a couple birthday presents. Miss K thought it was important to have a warm up!!
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| Opening packages |
After the package opening, we did a little decorating for the party. Some of the activities included: blowing up balloons using a small helium tank; preparing the cake and snacks. Miss A dressed in her birthday dress. Then we met up with some friends for lunch at the Mayflower Public House.
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| Birthday dress finery |
On our walk, we passed the ruins of King Edward III's Manor house. Miss K liked reading about the site. I've found it interesting to have ruins in the middle of a modernish apartment building. In the states, the site would have been demolished and built over. Here, the Museum of London excavated the site to preserve the remains and this part of the foundation was left to mark where the building once stood.
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| Reading the information about the historical site |
We went to Sunday roast at the Mayflower pub. The pub is close to the jetty from where the Pilgrim's Mayflower ship sailed in 1620. Originally, the pub was named the Spread Eagle but it was renamed for the ship. It was surreal to be eating in an establishment that has been around for more than 400 years!
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| Miss K noting the sign |
Nicole had made reservations for us in the pub as there were ten of us. It was a unique dining experience. The place is so popular that the outside dining area is reserved for walk ins. It was full even though it was a cold and rainy day!
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| The menu |
The menu was written on the board. Most of us ordered one of the roast options. Miss K ordered Gnocchi. When the plates arrived, we all snapped photos of what we were eating.
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| Photo process of the entrees |
We had planned to start the birthday party at the little park near Nicole's flat; but it was too wet, too windy and too cold! Instead, we walked back to the flat and greeted guests as they arrived.
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| Some of the Wonder Woman themed decor |
Miss A has so many honorary aunties. These aunties hail come from a variety of countries. . .Romania, Sardinia, Portugal to name a few. All the aunties talk to Ada in their native language.
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| The balloons were a fun draw |
Then there are the parents in Nicole's birth group. These parents are from Ukraine, France and more. Ada's dad is Turkish. Ada seems to have an ear for language. It was so interesting to hear so many languages, including English, spoken in such a small space. There were five babies all born with a few days of each other and their parents at the party.
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Homemade chocolate cake
dusted with powdered sugar |
With so many kids and people, you might have thought that there would have been a lot of crying. Nope. . .no crying. Lots of playing and lots of visiting happened. The cake was delicious. It was such a nice party.
4 comments:
What a wonderful experience for you. It is always fun to see a place through the eyes of a younger person - especially a granddaughter. Ada and Miss K are beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
Miss Ada looks adorable in her very special birthday dress! The Mayflower Pub looks like a neat place, too - so historic. I love how interested Miss K was in everything you saw. Is she a 5th grader? I taught 5th grade during my working career, and still enjoy that age!
What a little doll Ada is! I’m so glad you, your husband, and Miss K could be there. This is a trip Miss K will never forget.
BTW: it took me five attempts to be able to leave this comment; it just kept telling me to check my connection.
What a special bday party. Full of everything. Lots of celebrations for us all and grateful had all the help to make for a good party.
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