Liam's Gifts
My little darling recieved a lot of nice gifts during his name giving party. In addition to all things pictured below, he also got money, a gift card at a sports shop and a donation to Unicef. Liam says thank you for all the gifts!
Liam is trying his new life jacket.
Liam's Cakes
I like to bake so it was fun to plan and prepare everything for Liam's name giving party. We had a cake buffet with eight different kind of cakes, popcorn and lemonade, or Liam-o-nade as I choosed to call it. :-)
Marzipan cake
A typical Norwegian cake, called "kransekake", which is basically almond cookies. Here I have built a baby stroller of them.
Macarons with a white chocolate filling.
Blueberry cupcakes with lemon meringue frosting.
Brownies
Meringues
Carrot cake
White chocolate coated marshmallows.
Liam's Name Giving Party
We had a wonderful day last Sunday celebrating our little son together with friends and family. The venue for Liam's name giving party was a cozy old house in Hellviktangen, on the peninsula Nesodden in the Oslofjord. A beautiful place surrounded by water.
The guests arrived at noon and were served canapés. We had a quiz with questions about Liam, which his uncle Johan and his girlfriend won. They had full score! After that followed a little ceremony for Liam when his "benefactors" were announced. They were lighting candles for him and signed a document that they will be there for him if he needs them. After the ceremony we served our guests cakes and coffee.
Thank you all that helped us to make this day special and memorable!
Liam's "benefactors" are lighting candles for him during our little name giving ceremony.
Liam, mum and uncle Johan.
Liam with his daddy. <3
A happy little guy.
Preparations done!
The invitations are sent out, the cakes are baked and the gifts are wrapped! All preparations for Liam's name giving party are done and we are ready to celebrate him tomorrow.
Restaurant Eik
Last week I met one of my friends for a fancy dinner at Restaurant Eik. The restaurant is recommended in the Michelin guide and I have thought about going there for some time now. They are serving a fixed five course menu, which they are changing every now and then.
We decided to try all five courses and enjoyed a delicious dinner. It's always interesting to try a lot of new flavours and combinations. I really enjoyed my evening away from home without Liam and in the company of one of my best friends. :-) These evenings are very appreciated now when I have a baby and spend a lot of time at home.
The menu we enjoyed this time:
Mackerel
cucumber, asparagus and herb mayonnaise
Mussels
ramsons and potato
Pollack
heart salat, parmesan and beurre blanc
Sirloin of beef
french beans, mushrooms and café de Paris butter
Peanut parfait
pecans, milk chocolate cream and rum raisins
We were served a creamy cauliflower soup, scallops and salmon roe on potato chips as an appetizer.
