40th Birthday BBQ...

Graham is on there in the middle...being pushed over!! This is everyone!

Mum...don't panic...that is the garage in the background...not the house!

English closest to camera and kiwi's furthest away!!

Graham doing a fine job on the bbq...

Surprise...Happy Birthday!!

We all sang Happy Birthday...even Baby Holland whom you can see quite clearly on the photo!!

Let the battle commence...an english rose in between to Kiwi thorns!!

The english watching rugby looking concerned!

Watching the match....

Wow...what a night! We invited around some friends on Saturday night to celebrate Grahams 40th Birthday. We had a huge bbq...and people brought along food for the buffet...bbq etc. I decorated the garden with balloons and banners and the weather was lovely. People started arriving around 6pm and I think the last person left at about midnight. We spent half the night in the garden...eating and chatting. After the bbq we all sang Happy Birthday to Graham and I gave him a cake...at the same time a load of fireworks went off in someone elses garden...perfect!!

Outside it was quite interesting...there were the Kiwi's on one side and the English on the other..so funny, and a lot of friendly banter! The banter got a little more heated when at 9.30pm the Rugby League started...ENGLAND versus NEW ZEALAND! We thought the boys would just go inside....but everyone went into the lounge to watch the match...

Graham was vocal from the start...no surprises there then...and everything he said people just laughed...the kiwi's were winding him up so much and calling him 'Pom Pom' throughout....and the more points the kiwi's scored...the more vocal and colourful Grahams language became!! It was a really good night...everyone seemed to enjoy it...although England lost...and we definately ALL heard about it!! Lesley sat next to Graham during the second half and before she left she said 'she was concerned for Grahams blood pressure'...I said that that was nothing, and she should see him watching saints!

All in all, eveyone had a great night...and most importantly Graham had a fab time!