It’s strange to look at photos from when we moved here in 2019 and realize how small Catherine was! She’s so big and strong now. She’s also four as of Saturday! I can hardly believe how fast my girls are growing up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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After school on Thursday, Charlotte and I made a chocolate cake for Catherine’s birthday. I’ve perfected my simple chocolate cake recipe over lockdown (it’s been featured at every birthday except mine) and Charlotte’s getting good at baking (when she stays focused).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
On Friday, we spent the early morning getting our second vaccine dose and then returned home for a mid-morning coffee-cake celebration of Catherine’s birthday. We were joined by the other members of the MCC team who had gone with us to get their second dose making this the largest social gathering we’ve had in months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Charlotte and Catherine decided this was occasion for dress-up and wore just every fancy piece of clothing they owned – running upstairs to change every few minutes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
One of Catherine’s gifts was mango leather and she decided to show off her comedic side while eating it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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On Saturday, which is her actual birthday, Catherine woke up at 4:30AM beaming with excitement. She got to open her presents later in the morning and played happily with them for the rest of the day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
As a treat, we watched Raya and the Last Dragon (it’s a very good movie in the vein of Moana but with a Southeast Asia inspired setting) in the afternoon though we had to send the kids away at more than a few scary points.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It’s strange to look at photos from when we moved here in 2019 and realize how small Catherine was! She’s so big and strong now. She’s also four as of Saturday! I can hardly believe how fast my girls are growing up. After school on Thursday, Charlotte and I made a chocolate cake for Catherine’s… <\/p>\n
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