Birthday guest blog.

Hello! Its my birthday day. Today is also a day of so many firsts for me. My first day in a new decade, my first trip around the sun as a 40 year old, the first time I've ever spent a day in Busselton, Western Australia and the first time I've ever had a guest blogger on my blog.

Who more qualified to guest blog on my blog than my own mum!

Here she is:

OUR BEAUTIFUL KATE IS FORTY

and we can hardly believe it!

When our four daughters were growing up, we marked each of their birthdays with a sign on the door with photos of the birthday girl at various stages of her life up to that point.

So Kate, here's a virtual sign from your mum and dad on your virtual door.

The first night we brought you home from hospital Dad was so afraid we wouldn't hear you cry that he slept on the floor at the foot of your bassinette. This is you with Donkey. You talked to him for hours.

Dad used to dink you on his bike to school in the morning when we lived in Parkville. How young he looks there - that's because he was.

We travelled quite a bit when you were young. You lived in London and on a kibbutz in Israel, and we travelled with a tent through Europe. This is on a bridge in Safed, Israel.

Your middle name is Simone for your grandfather Simon. He went to Errol Street Primary School too. 

You're eight here, and you now have three younger sisters. You looked so grown up to us then!

Your last year of school. You're about to enter the world on your own terms.

Ohhh. Obviously this is your wedding day. We all cried so much that day. With love, with joy and with anticipation that for you the best was about to begin.

We're so happy and honoured to be spending your birthday week with you and your family in Busselton, WA. Thanks for having us.

Thank you so much mum!

Happy my birthday y'all! xx