Birthdays Abound!

Hello one and all!

We interrupt our regular broadcast of flaming zombies attacking London with an important news bulletin: It's birthday season!

One month ago our little Freya turned TWO!!

Her wonderfully mischievous personality has really continued to blossom in the past couple of months.

She's kind of into foxes, so my mum and I made her a fox cake for her birthday:

Man, they grow up so fast!

And just yesterday (as I write this) we celebrated my daughter Saoirse's FOURTH birthday (which was actually a couple of weeks ago). She said that she wanted a princess cake, so I went to work and produced this:

Seeing her little face light up with excitement, and having her say "my princess cake is exactly what I wanted!" really made my day!

Saoirse's birthday party was kind of an important landmark for Jules (my wife) and I too; it was our first time hosting a big party at our house. We had about 40 people (between adults and kids) and the whole thing went off without a hitch. It was really gratifying for us to welcome so many people into our house and really see it come alive with the joy and excitement of the day.

Happy birthdays Freya and Saoirse! We love you so much!

See you next week for a return to some miniature-related goodness on The Art of Caesura!

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