'Casual' pool party

Great fun with our neighbors and a whole passel of kids. The wine flowed as freely as the conversation, while the kids enjoyed the jumping castle (a.k.a. moon bounce), swimming, and puzzles. Milly made the day by quickly drumming a cake on request. Yay!

My Birthday continues...

So the Camilla Extended Birthday Celebration System was very well implemented this year and i had a continuous succession of birthday events.... dinner at Nobu in NYC with our friend Gervaise, dinner at 8 Mile Creek in NYC with my friends Mike and David and then dinner at Ruth's Chris in Parsippany with Mike and Bill!

I am well and truly birthdayed out this year. Have to make it even bigger next year!

My Pre Birthday

Well anyone who knows me knows that I really do milk my birthday for everything it is worth... this year no different! My birthday began yesterday, when we headed to NYC on the train to stay for a few days and celebrate. The kids loved the train - thanks to video iPods, and Ella was just smitten by NYC. And I quote, "wow mummy, I am really impressed". She loves catching taxis, and walking fast and seeing all the shops and the people... last night we hit Toys R Us at Times Square, went to the indoor ferris wheel, had dinner in Times Sq and she was generally overwhelmed... wonderful surprise the Hyatt sent me a birthday cake that we had when we came home and she, and mummy, collapsed!

Ella's Brief Atavistic Regression

Challenging week with Ella. The picture says it all.

Singing horses

Click on a horse to make it sing!

National Night Out

We celebrated National Night Out with our neighbors. The jumping castle was a hit with the kids and the ice cream sandwiches that didn't melt were fantastic!

Ella made friends with Officer Sophia Grinnan whom she met last month at the Fair Oaks police station. Her daddy helps the police keep people safe through Volunteers in Police Service.

Ethan's 2nd Birthday

Well time flies - little Ethan is 2 already! Wow it was a hot day, but we had a family party outside with grandma and grandad, and a custom cake, champagne and a Pooh Bear theme - his favorite. Other than anything to do with cars of course - he even got new car running shoes that have wheels on the bottom.

The Big Brand Launch

So finally the project I have been working on for 6 months is done..well done for now. We had a great launch of the newest real estate brand in the US. I don't want to write it here as it sets off all these google alerts in our press coverage when I do, but if you are wondering what it is, it also has the name of a magazine, that rhymes with Better Gnomes and Pardons... you can see the website by googling it :).

Anyway, the press conference went really well and the party was spectacular. We had a stealth photographer, so here are a few pix...also featuring my trusty sidekicks - Mike and David from Infinia and Donna from Mansfield.