7 the 22nd Part three

The idea was to have a cheese cake for lunch and a chocolate strawberry cake in the evening, but MK said later in the afternoon she'd rather wait for her papa to come back the following Saturday for the second cake (he will not be back now).

The cheese cake (with philadelphia) was cut just for papa and we shared to rest later that evening.

Now she doesn't need to steal Alexis' bicycle now, present from Alain and I.

Youpi Volcano Charlotte Cake

Alexis made a Volcano sponge finger Charlotte for lunch ( prepared last night), he's been waiting to eat it ever since.....
Mixing pears, mascarpone and creme fraîche
almost ready for an overnight stay in our fridge

It lacks a volcano's allure, but it was eaten as quick as a flash

Cookie Party

The one that was saved (for now anyhow)


Yesterday, Gaby had a small birthday party with three of her girlfriends from school. This years theme was "cookies" as Gabrielle recently read the book Cookie by Jacqueline Wilson (one of her favourite authors) and thought it would be fun to make some together. Now, I know how to make cookies, however, these French girls did not, but they were very sure that it would be easy...Oh I nearly forgot, they decided to make "nutella" cookies, and I have never made those before.


They made the cake, too.



And in-between making and baking they decorated their cooking aprons and cookie plates.

Gabrielle loves pigs, however she didn't like how her one turned out.

Finished aprons drying

The girls decorated the plates, one at a time, all together

Busy hands

No.1 Miam (yummy) Plate

No.2 My Dad Swallowed A Goldfish inspired plate(without a Dad) No.3 La Fête Party Plate

No.4 Musical Plate

Afterwards, the girls picked numbers from a hat to see which one they'd take home. Gabrielle got the "yummy" plate, Jodie, the goldfish one, Noemy got the "fête" one, and Elisa the "musical one.

It really was a super afternoon, the five hours just flew by, the girls went home with their hands full of cookies, plates and aprons. The next birthday is next month, we're off to London for a couple of days, we'll invite a couple of excited five year olds when we get back.

Gabrielle and her best friend Jodie