He has been talking about it for about 6 months. Looking forward to the day he would turn 5 and become a "big boy". We would have cake and a party and celebrate his big event.

Well, the day arrived and so too did Scarlet Fever. Poor little Alexander spent the day very unwell and in a lot of pain. We didn't even manage a birthday cake.

The following day, after the antibiotics kicked in, he was feeling much better so we had his cake. The party will have to wait a few weeks.