Yesterday we had a little fete for Mathilda's first birthday. Mother nature smiled upon us with glorious sunshine and temps in the 70s.
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| front porch, newly painted |
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| tea light holder on the back porch re-purposed |
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| who doesn't love a ranunculus? |
Unfortunately, I came down with a nasty virus on Sat which left me exhausted, voiceless, and communicating in raspy bursts and elaborate pantomime. Other than the hot flashes from the steroids prescribed to treat the swelling of my poor vocal folds, the other perk is that Ive cancelled all meetings today and tomorrow to sit at home in glorious silence, which is allowing me time to update this blog.
Reggie's mother and younger brother drove down from Syracuse, and his twin and fiance arrived from NYC after a long road trip. It was so great having them here and I know Mathilda loved seeing her grandma, aunt and uncles.
Jean-Yves and Melanie decorated with pink, green, and yellow streamers, which I think I may leave up for awhile- I love them!
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| living room ceiling |
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| dining room |
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| 2 kinds of homemade cupcakes- devil's food and banana, with white icing |
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| the fondant flowers were from Etsy |
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| signing "more" |
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| Happy birthday to you! |
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| make a wish! (she was a bit confused, I think) |
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| sharing |
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| Baby's first sugar |
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| yum! |
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| playing with her friend Hannah and Aunt Melanie |
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| Hi-5! With her school friend, Mara |
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| pretty girl in a party dress |
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| presents before.... |
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| there must be more here |
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| party dresses are over rated! |
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| taking them out of the bag one by one, all 100 of them |
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| legos! |
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| the destruction afterwards! |
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| Happy birthday, darling! |
How cute! Jean told me about the signing for more this morning, she's amazing!! Love the cupcake face! Great party, I'm suddenly craving banana cupcakes, lol. Feel better soon!
ReplyDeleteYou guys showed her what's up! It was such a wonderful first party! Thanks for the invitation. Looking forward to celebrating 2!
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