Lara's birthday weekend

 Friday 10th October was Lara's 14th birthday.  Because the boarders were watching a film together after prep on Friday, we decided to celebrate Lara's birthday on Saturday.  But after we had eaten pizza on Saturday night we were too full for cake so we delayed it until tonight.

So we have officially had Lara's birthday weekend.  Tonight, we sang to Lara and ate cake and ice creams.  Please note Lara's birthday orange - in recognition of all the oranges Lara likes to eat (although she wishes they were easier to peel).

Lara with her birthday orange

All the girls singing to Lara

Still singing

Edith helping to dish out the cake

Everyone got either cake or ice cream

 

Homemade Pizza night

On Saturday, we had supper in Summerhill.  There was a choice offered by Dave - Roast Beef dinner or home-made Pizza.  Pizza won!

So, I put 5 batches of pizza dough through my bread machine.  The girls came through to our house in groups of 4s and shaped their dough.  It was then left to rise for 20  minutes.  They then came back and topped their bases with ingredients of their choice (tomato, home grow sweet corn, mushrooms, olives, mozzarella, Cheddar cheese, onions, pepperoni, peppers, chillies, bacon).  A quick bake in the oven and the pizza's were ready.  We were like a well oiled machine with one group shaping their dough as others were topping (trying to reduce the waiting time).

A big thank you to Dave for his support again, and for the girls for making the evening such good fun.

Group 1 - Lara, Lizzie and Bella

Lizzie 'helping Lara'

Lizzie's pizza - ready for the oven

Bella putting her pizza in the oven

Bella's finished pizza

Lara (who is not keen to have her photo taken)

Lara's finished pizza

Emily's finished pizza

Lizzie's finished pizza

Lizzie eating her pizza

Group 2 - Emma, Melissa, Christy and Mimi with Dave and Jess

Christy helping Mimi roll her dough

Topping pizza's

Emma choosing her toppings

Mimi's finished pizza

Melissa's finished pizza

Christy's finished pizza

Christy with her pizza

Emma made a heart shape - Dave decided it was funny to cut it like this!

Emma with her 'broken' heart

Em's

Lottie, Selene and Sarah

Group 3 - Chloe, Lottie, Selene and Sarah

The girls choosing their toppings

Chloe, starting with tomato

Sarah - ready to put her's in the oven

Chloe putting her pizza in the pven

Chloe with her finished pizza

Angela rolling her dough

Group 4 - Prapti, Angela, Manaho and Jess

Prapti, Angela, Manaho and Jess (with Charlie the cat)

Angela and Prapti choosing their toppings

Angela - ready for her pizza to go in

Manaho with her finished pizza

Jessica's star shaped pizza

Prapti with her pizza (underneath all that cheese is a lot of pepperoni)

Angela waiting for Dave to cut her pizza

Angela and Dave

Group 5 - Simran , Kristy and Rigam

Simran, Kristy and Rigam (with Dave)

Simran and Rigam

Rigam enjoying shaping her dough

Kristy and Rigam

Simran, Rigam and Kristy choosing their toppings

Apparently, this is a 'fish' shape

Baked fish pizza is ready

Kristy with her finished pizza

Got to love Rigam.  She put an egg in the middle of hers.

Zoe with her small, but perfectly formed pizza

Everyone in the lounge having either eaten, or eating their pizza's.  All good fun.