Finn turned 12

Finn turned 12 at the beginning of August but the flu and rainy weather delayed us having his party til last weekend. So we have stretched out his birthday celebrations for over a month!
I usually get a bunch of balloons for the boys to wake up to but as Finn is a bit past balloons I decided to do a "birthday door" He woke up to glittery gold and as he walked through,the celebrations began.

The traditional birthday pancake stack for breakfast

  A few pressies than it was off to school. Jasper wrote Finn the sweetest card. I had to keep it and it went straight in the memory box.

We had a donut stack waiting for afternoon tea instead of a bithday cake. 

Finally the sun shone and we took Finn and a few friends to Luna Park. We wanted a small even number so they could go on the rides together. We left the littles at home with Nanna so Simon and I got to chill out in the sun, eat fairy floss and hold the bags!

We stayed til close and the fairy lights came on. We were all exhausted and that was the last of our family birthdays celebrated for the year x

Oh and the birthday door is still up!

Stills - the Luna Park edition

Last week we decided to take Noah to Luna Park for the first time.  We try to go at least once a year, usually during the school holidays. The location is amazing, you couldn't find a more beautiful spot to pop a theme park. I never tire of that Harbour view.

We all had a great time and the boys are becoming such "thrill seekers". No ride is too scary for them! Although it is great that they still have lots of rides for the littles.
I love that Luna Park is never too crowded. So great to have short ride lines that you can zoom through. That is one thing that turned me off the Gold Coast theme parks, all that lining up and waiting! Have you been to Luna Park? Is there a particular place you like to visit during the school holidays?