very proud of papi & auntie corina's birthday

chris went to belgium to ride 245 km at the tour of flanders with his bike. we had our fingers crossed all the time and also tracked him on the internet. we couldn't be more proud of what he has achieved! well done papi!

we were invited to auntie corina's pre-birthday party which was a lot of fun. pea was doing fine although it was a bit much for him in the beginning. it got better the longer we were there though and finally he even fell asleep in the whole crowd.

i thought it's a good opportunity to go shopping for pea (cause he really doesn't have anything to wear...) and fell in love with this cute jeans with suspenders...

i made a cake and assembled a vintage themed present tray. :)

we also got to meet mia who was born a month ago. she is such a cutie pie and i couldn't believe how tiny she is! seeing the difference to pea with just 8 months in between was quite striking!

papi's 40th birthday

it was chris's birthday weekend and i was very excited about it! after all it was his 40th birthday. as he was on a business trip to new york just before i had some time to bake a cake and wrap his present without him seeing any of it...

i've organized two giant balloons to decorate the table in the restaurant. they looked great, but i had to get them across town in the bus and tram...

we had dinner with our friends at frau gerolds garten which is a place we really like. the french theme they have at the moment was perfect as we love moules et frites (not to mention the wine)!

time flew and at midnight chris got his sparkling surprise birthday cake and loads of very generous presents!

 (other than that we didn't manage to take pictures...) 

after we had a lie in (!!!) we went to collect pea who had a lovely day and night at nani and nonno's house. then we went on a long (ok maybe a bit too long as i underestimated the distance...) birthday walk in the sunshine.

when we got home i made a birthday melanzane alla parmigiana and we enjoyed the rest of chris's birthday at home

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happy 40th birthday my love. thank you for being who you are - my heart and soul and the best papi to pea! we love you loads and are two happy bunnies to have you!!!