David, Grace, Sarah and Emma Bellis

Benny & Cindy arranged a lovely party for Victoria's 4th birthday, and kindly invited us along. Aiyaaa, four already - it's hard to pretend the years aren't passing when there are children around.

As far as the 3 and 4-year olds were concerned, this party's theme was balloons. Early on a few escaped up to a high ceiling area near the window:

Then later on the ducks on the end of the balloon strings became mobile phones:

Sarah had a great time, whether stuffing her face (well, smearing it at least) with chocolate,

or running around the lobby with her partners in crime.

We saw all the Webb-Johnsons too, and got a monster-horsey (evil unicorn perhaps?) demonstration from Lara.

And the best bit for me? Dry ice. I like Dry ice. There was a moment's excitement when Sarah picked up the cup and was about to drink it, but otherwise it just hubbled and bubbled in a most delightful way.