Happy 9th Birthday Alexander

"Alexander, don't come into our room until 7am", were the instructions, it is Sunday after all!

7:00 and 10 seconds, both boys were in our room, lights on and ready for present opening.

Once Phil and I were able to open our eyes in the bright light, Alexander started to open his presents.

The Boy in Berlin book, for the boy in Berlin. More Qantas planes for Alexander's fleet.

The weather in Berlin has been stormy, very strong winds and lots of rain. So no ice skating this morning. Instead a lazy morning in pyjamas, speaking to grandparents on the telephone in Australia, and playing with presents.

After lunch, we met the usual suspects at our local ice cream cafe. We ordered this 10 scoop ice cream plate for the kids, complete with a fire work in the middle.

This was the closest Alexander would get to it while it was spewing out sparks! It was stuck in the middle of a scoop of ice cream, and that ice cream melted pretty quickly!

Dinner was home made pizza, and this Nigella Lawson Chocolate Cake, which is the richest cake I have ever tasted, but light and fluffy!

After making 3 cakes, lasagne, pizza, and 25 Honey Joys for Alexander to take to school, it's time for a rest. The neighbours have enjoyed slices of cake 2 evenings in a row, and there will be cake for school snacks for the rest of the week.