Buttons Birthday Party

While most of us celebrated the Queen’s birthday long weekend, most didn’t realise there was another auspicious occasion to celebrate. Button turned 6 months old.

Nor did I until Pied (the poorly named Grey Butcherbird) informed me it was Buttons 6 month old birthday.

"Now in Kookaburra terms this is a big thing,
akin to turning 21 in Human terms", Pied advised.

"What should I do?" asks I.
"Well just let me ponder on this........" replies Pied

"Ponder...that's what we do, we Butcherbirds
Yes, we kill a lot, but between those forays, well, we mostly ponder."

Not long after Pied left, Boss flew in (Buttons Dad)

He approached me and asked if he could hire the Bar for the weekend.
Now these guys have a reputation for throwing parties that go for days & rival Caligula for their lavishness. SO. Who’s not in for that! Yay Team!

“Boss, it would be my pleasure. I’ll tell Chef to put on a special Tapas, just for your daughter.”
“Brad we could get boisterous.”
“I’d expect nothing less, Boss, nothing will be a problem. I’ll give you the lawn area as well as the Bar. I’ll also ask Headley (our GoPro photographer) to take some happy snaps.
While I'm at it I'll ask Stan & Pied to pop in and sing us a few songs. They really do sing a good Barbershop Quartet.”
"How" asked Boss, "Can 2 birds make a quartet, Brad?"
"They put their heart....and soul...into it. Bwahahaha"




The boys doing a Willie/Julio copy......
To all the girls I've loved before
Who travelled in and out my door
I'm glad they came along, I dedicate this song
To all the girls I've loved before

But back to earth, “I’m sure Chef will put on a spread you’d be proud of.”
These guys really do Party hard. Here are some of the snaps.

Saturday: Pre-Party Day
Chef went above and beyond.

Today's Tapas: Rice picked by Himalayan virgins in the early dew laden mornings. Rare pink Grapes imported from California, and Pumpkin grown under the warming Queensland sun.

The response was immediate & expected. On mass they arrived.

A Father / Daughter moment"
"Happy Birthday Button, this is your Day. Don't just break boundaries...Smash em!"

Bitey was the next to arrive.

Boss & Bitey beak to beak enjoying Chefs Tapas.

"Bitey, get your eyes off my Pumpkin.
It's my Party and I'll cry if I want to.
Besides, do you want to lose an eye?"

I do so like my Pumpkin"

Sunday: Party Day
Again Chef has laid an outstanding table.
Knowing Buttons favourites, he made her a cake. But no normal cake, but one made with everything she loves (and he slipped in a few surprises).
The lower tier was the rice she loves so much, topped with a layer of mashed pumpkin (and we know what she's like with pumpkin), crested with candles of prawn heads, surrounded with garlic/chilli fettuccini. As a side dish, a selection of soothing Californian grapes, if the chilli was too hot.



The Birthday Table



Brothers can be a bugger.
"Bitey, leave Buttons cake alone!"
"She won't notice, I promise. I'll just take a bit of the trimming"
"You little bugger!"



Button arrived.
"I.............."



"So................"



"LOVE......Prawn heads"

As a surprise Chef had hidden strips of meat all around the place.



Brave Baby was the 1st to notice.
Hot on her heals was Bitey.
(There's 2 kookas in this photo)



"Brother if I can only squeeeeeeze out from under you,
you are in so much trouble"



"Revenge is a dish best served cold"
"Bullshit... Stomping on your Brother back is.......
Best served...whenever you can....."



Since she was just a young bird, she wanted to help others.
Her hero was Florence Nightingale. She wanted to be just like this Nightingale.
So we all pooled in and got her this outfit.

"Dad, you need to get into these fresh beef strips, they're to die for!"
"I'm as full as a goog Son, I'm happy to sit & chill."
 

Chefs experiment was the Garlic/Chilli Fettuccine. None had seen this before. Well what a success.
That went before the Prawn Heads.

There is one in every crowd.
You form a Conga Line and always someone wants to swim against the tide.

Monday: Recovery Day
Knowing exactly what was needed, again Chef hit the mark.
Todays Tapas was a mixture of Grapes, sliced & whole, Pink & Green, De-seeded & finely sliced Apple & loads of rice to soak up the last 2 days excesses.

The Recovery Brekkie



"Where is Chef, Button ,have you seen him?
I need to thank him for this weekend"
 




"Yeah, there he is Dad, Up on the Veranda."
"Thanks Brad....hell of a kick-arse party"

I must admit that this morning was a little quiet. But, I guess that's to be expected. It was a lazy morning, they were just hanging around chewing the fat, when Button got 2nd wind
.
She grabs a piece of Apple, jumps to the edge of the Bar and announces "You know what this party needs..... A WATER FIGHT"

Well that's it for this post. I hope you've been enjoying my blog.

See you all soon. Stay Safe