Paiges Birthday

Paige's first Birthday Celebration at The First Landing Restaurant.



Paige had a song sung just for her!



Yum, Cheese Cake.



Happy Birthday Page!



It was so good she had to lick it clean.



On the day! Our big 9 year old girl, dressed in her birthday present from Kaparangi and with her new toy from a new friend.



Paige's Birthday Cake. Green on the inside with green icing...so it looked like grass!?



Ice Cream.



At the end of a very long day!

As we are never sure from day to day exactly where we are going to be we decided that we were going to celebrate Paiges birthday on the day of Uncle Andy’s arrival as we were in a marina with a resort next door that had a good pizza menu. So for the second time since we left NZ we dined out at a restaurant which was just lovely. We had pizzas and chips and fun milkshakes for the kids with BULA written on the side. Paige made sure she let the staff know that it was her birthday, so after our pizza was cleared away the staff came around with a piece of cheese cake and “Happy Birthday Page” written in sauce around the plate, singing Happy Birthday with an extra verse of “Long Life to you” in the same tune. It was very cool and unexpected.
A couple of days later on the “actual” day we were in Musket Cove. We had shopped in Lautoka and bought party food of cookies, chips, dip and a cake mix so spent the morning creating a birthday lunch. Paige invited a couple of friends that we had first met in Whangarei to join us so it was just like a real NZ party. Paige had a few pressies to open, some from her friends in Tonga (Thanks Kaparangi and Ocean Jewel) and some from cruisers in Musket who Paige had told about her birthday the day before. These really made her day and Mum and Dad were grateful as they didn’t have a present to give her, but have promised her ear piercing on return to NZ.
The afternoon was spent in the resorts pool with 10 boat boys and Paige. She was the only one that got to play on the blow up dolphin. Then we took three very tired kids to dinner in the restaurant (again) but we didn’t have to go far as it was right next to the pool. All the kids had fish and chips and caramel milkshakes. Ice cream for dessert of course!
Paige said that she really enjoyed her birthday and thanks to the people that gave her presents and sent her messages via email. And a special Thank you to the First Landing staff for surprise cake and song.