It's a Surprise 21st party for Emma

I didn't realise I had bought so much drinks until the teenagers commented that they had never seen so much drink for such a small party-we had 26 guests in all coming and most were teetotallers lol. Thats my eldest daughter Keira pretending to eat the fresh salmon that my brother hung up to dry.

Here's the birthday girl with her cakes in a silver, black and purple colour scheme.The cake had a Nikon camera (she uses a canon LOL)

Here's my baby girl with her cakes, bottom left is her and I and middle bottom photo is me, Emma and Keira.

She was overwhelmed as each relative and guest started arriving the day before the party which was Friday. It certainly was a wonderful weekend but I am so tired as I survived on 3 hours sleep each night.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY DARLING EMMA

It started...countdown to 21....3rd post

These stones will go into the hole to be heated up and that's what cooks the food in the Lovo

The digging of the hole continues on Friday with the arrival of my brothers from Brisbane and Melbourne

Most of the cousins, brothers and sisters together (the rest couldn't make it for various reasons) 

Back left: Ivan (my brother), Jeremy (my cousin), Keira (my oldest daughter), Roger (my cousin and Jeremy's brother), Vivian (my sister), Emma the birthday girl, Ilona (my niece and Vivian's daughter),
Front from left: Me, Ian (my brother and the twin of Ivan).

It Started...countdown to 21...2nd post

My brother's are in charge of the shopping list, they told me I needed 4 large pumpkins, luckily we had a great crop this year. Can't wait to plant more this year and watch my babies grow.

Chairs and ice boxes ready

Found this in a party shop, as I don't drink-I don't have shot glasses. For my 50th birthday they used my glass beaker as a shot glass lol, this year I am prepared for the Y Generation!!!

The coconut cream is going in one of my favourite dishes Palusami, recipe HERE 

We are going to cook ours two ways, wrapped in silverbeet leaves and inside a pumpkin...yummmmmmmmm

This corned beef goes into the Palusami, I love the large tin, now what can I do with it when it's empty tee hee, will have to make sure no one throws it away.

Nibbles

So it's a secret surprise 21st for my youngest daughter Emma, she will know as soon as she gets here in a couple of hours, in fact she will get an idea when her big sister takes her to the airport and picks her cousin up from New Zealand and they drive 3  hours up to us where the party will be held. I hope they have gotten some sleep because there won't be any sleep happening when they get here. They will be taking their cousins shopping tomorrow to get some silver, black and purple clothing/accessories for the colour theme of the party.
Busy day today as everyone is arriving, airport trips to pick up and more shopping and cooking the curry chicken tonight yummmm!!!!
She's on the road now and she doesn't read my blog, at least I don't think so lol.

It Started...countdown to 21...1st post

What's the big secret about? Here's a photo, I can't say much yet because its a surprise. I know, its killing you huh, well it's been killing me for 6 months now and I've nearly let the cat out of the bag a few times LOL

That's it, I am not saying anymore, you can guess if you like but I'm not telling, more photos to come.