Billy's sixth birthday

Joss is away in London this week, so we seem to have been celebrating Billy's birthday for days before the actual day.

He wanted a "ferrari and fast car" themed birthday ... Joss went to Shenzen (China mainland) and managed to get him a Ferrari F1 driver's outfit (and herself several designer loookey-likeeeey outfits in the process too!). And she commissioned a cake to be made in the shape of a sports car.

As usual with us, the party entertainer dropped out the day before the party (I swear, I'm going start a kid's party entertainment business up when we get back to the UK .... they make a fortune and, for the most part they're a) rubbish and b) wholly unreliable) ... where was I? Oh yes, so step in 'ANDY COMIC'.

He was an entertainer we saw way back in December -- at the event in Stanley where Father Xmas arrived via helicopter and drove off in an E-Type (only in HK) -- anyway, he was great ... had the kids running round and in stitches. Not sure about how appropriate the rubber-glove-on-head-trick and how-many-ping-pong-balls-can-you-stuff-in-your-gob act are for 5-6 year olds, but they loved it. I overheard Billy talking to his Grandma about it yesterday: "yes Grandma, it was really funny, he blew his head off and only his eyes were left".

God only knows what they think we do out here!

Post-entertainment was the usual sugar-hyped maniacal mayhem you'd expect.

Thanks to all who sent presents and/or cards!

M