Today is Layla’s fifth birthday. The festivities started yesterday with a small party with my family. She really wanted to go bowling again this year, so we rushed through presents and cake so we would have plenty of time to bowl. We got the the bowling alley and all the lanes were taken for leagues,...
My dad’s birthday was last week. He is such a wonderful man, and our family is blessed to have him. And he has three daughters and no sons, so I think he’s an extra kind of special. The thing about my dad and holidays is that he never asks for anything. Or when he finally gives...
Wednesday was Layla’s birthday. I can’t believe I have a four year old. For some reason, perhaps because I know I’ll have another one in just two months, this birthday has been easier to accept than any in previous years. I didn’t cry. So that’s definitely a first. But perhaps the reason is because I...
What a week this has been! I wish I could explain to you my sewing emotions, get a pep talk from you, and be on my merry way. I’m so off lately. I have done plenty of handwork however. This past week my focus was on stitching up Anna Maria’s Nouveau Needle Cushion from her...
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Happy birthday little one! Oh my word. That picture of Wallace! Love!
The cake looks fantastic! I made a rainbow cake like that for one of my girls’ birthdays a few years back. I loved watching the kids’ faces as we cut into it and they saw the rainbow.
Happy Birthday to Layla!
omg! you bake too (even though you profess that you don’t)! that cake is AMAZING! i can only imagine how much time that took to whip up 6 different coloured layers. LOVE! (and drool).