The festival is over

It started as a birthday but came dangerously close to being a festival - with celebrations taking place over a number of days.

On her birthday we took the babe to the zoo with her sisters.


She wore her new shirt, and even kept it pretty clean.

Then a few days later we hung her party bags on the deck railing

after making sure all the goodies were tucked inside, and waited for the guests to arrive.

Of course there was cake, and yes we removed the toothpicks before putting on the candle and lighting it!

But good old watermelon was favoured over cake anyway.

Here's a somewhat average pic of the birthday outfit, which included a red spotted hairbow I made to match.

There were balloons for all the kids,

and plenty of time for a play with dad.

before getting a little tired...

She even seemed to grow up a little on the day, here she is feeding herself with the new suction bowl and soft spoon she got from my sister and family as part of her gift.

Happy birthday little one.

You really are the most delightful addition to our family and we feel very lucky to have you in our lives.

We now resume regular sewing programming!