This post won’t have recipes. Sorry. This post is about throwing a party together for two little boys who just turned two within a week of one another, boys who love dinosaurs, trains and blocks. And two little expat boys who have a lot of people who love them

A friend posted about children’s birthday parties and how, as expat kids, they don’t have their extended families or kids they grew up with around to celebrate their birthdays. How on a weekend, a short period of time anywhere you go, it can seem a bother to make time to attend a birthday party of a child you hardly know. But also, how precious it is to make the time to celebrate this child when they are away from their point of origin, take your kids and have a good time. And maybe this is true for expat adults too, away from home and your origins, in a new place, no anchors

So my wonderful friend and I hosted a birthday party together for our little boys. For friends we have known, the most part, less than a year. But who are so part of our lives and in our hearts. Because that seems to be expat life. An understanding that you are out of your comfort zone, making the new place your comfort zone, enjoying the people and the moments as they are happening, and knowing that you are likely to do it all again in a couple of years time with different people

We had a dinosaur theme and used Pinterest and our imaginations. An amazing cake made by Ms E, a carved dinosaur head from a watermelon, fairy bread and biscuits. Then friends catered with tacos for the adults and we cooked sausages for the kids. The drinks flowed and fun was had. The kids played and enjoyed themselves, as did the parents

It was a wonderful time. It was an event produced from love, for two little boys we love. Was it easy? It was as easy as we made it

Take the time to celebrate with your friends, and invite people who may become your friends. The expat journey is a fun, wild ride that is best enjoyed with others

I hope you enjoyed this instalment of loving easy food