party dress and party hair courtesy of one big sister Lizzy |
don't forget party nails and party menu, courtesy of same |
and party decorations! a shot of the covert party maker in action. |
sipping her homemade strawberry milkshake, advising her brother on his menu choices |
official cake bringer bringing the cake. And by "cake" I mean "fruit tarte of deliciousness" |
"you can have dessert after you put your jammies on." Pro-tip. You're welcome. |
However good this looks, the real thing was even better. SO GOOD DYING OF GOODNESS. |
Actual reaction to receiving a pair of sunglasses. Easy to please. |
G-L-A-M-O-R-O-U-S |
And two days later, our sweet Katy turned the big 13. Which means she's thinking about maybe asking Ceci if she can have a ride to the library once she gets home with that driver's license.
her cake pick this year: chocolate with vanilla frosting and fresh strawberries |
Paul decided to give her a present of his own accord. Witness: her own well loved copy of Anne of Green Gables, returned. And a toy egg. Hey, at least he knows what she likes, right? |
from mom and dad for our budding ornithologist |
not posed. sibling love. We're so grateful that God has allowed the gift of siblings in our lives. |
I LOVE the last two photos. Beautiful! And happy Birthday to your sweet girls!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful young lady. :) Also, the sunglasses picture made me laugh out loud.
ReplyDeleteThe paper chain! I made so many construction paper chains as a kid. I can't even tell you. So many! I love the site's new look, especially this font. Yum.
ReplyDeleteOne of my many cheap n lazy parenting hacks: buy huge stacks of construction paper and then close my eyes. "lalalalala...I can't see you wasting all that paper...."
DeleteThis is a beautiful post! The last pic/caption made my heart hurt because (a) innocence and goodness of young people and (b) authentic expression of your true admiration for the person who is your daughter. Such a neat collage of personalities in your home, beautiful harmony and diversity. You are blessed! :)
ReplyDeleteLizzy, in the shot looking over her shoulder...spitting image of her mama! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful girls! Happy birthday(s)!
ReplyDeleteTell Katy (Katie? Caytee?) that next time I'm there, I'll press gang my friend Andy into taking us on a bird tour. He has more birds on his life list than she and I will ever have, combined.
ReplyDeleteThat first picture of Cecilia??! LOVE! And Katie - oh my goodness. You can just the woman blossoming in there. Wow.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to your girlies!
ReplyDeleteYou do have some gorgeous kids, Dwija! Nice work! Oh, and I guess Tommy had something to do with it, too. :-)
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to both of these beautiful girls!!!
ReplyDeleteI love the party menu and Paul's gift. So perfect. Siblings are the best.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful children!!!
ReplyDeleteLove love love those pictures! And crazy hairs. And all of the things.
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Jealous, I haven't got my March birthday pics posted yet! We have 3 kids with March birthdays (plus mine), so lots of pictures to choose from. Your oldest is officially a "teenager" now, congrats! My oldest turns 14 in a few weeks and he went through a bird watching phase, he still enjoys it but now he's more into fishing (must be a boy thing).
ReplyDeletePlease, please, please share the tart and cake recipes! They look so yummy!
ReplyDeleteAmerica's Test Kitchen Family cookbook!!!!!!!!!!!!! The best cook book EVER. Here: http://www.amazon.com/Americas-Kitchen-Family-Cookbook-Edition/dp/1933615486/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1396913864&sr=8-9&keywords=america%27s+test+kitchen+cookbook You will LOVE it.
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