Today Was A Very Special Day

This a picture of baby Claire, taken at her Great Aunty Maddies when she was just a few weeks old. This is a tiny doll buggy that my sister has in her house and we were shocked that she was tiny enough to fit into it!

Today our darling Claire turned 6. She and her brother and sisters arrived about 10:00 a.m. Mom and Dad dropped off all of Claire's siblings so that she could go out and have an adventure with her mommy and daddy. Now my husband and I live a very quiet life compared to our visitor's standards, but not today. There was so much life in the house and it was wonderful. We had hugs, giggles, kisses. We read, we jumped and skipped so fast you couldn't even see our bodies move, right Cameron? We snacked, we lunched, why even Miss Babykins even managed a sleep on the couch in the middle of the chaos that is family life. We lego'd, we unlocked keys, and couldn't count the number of times the baby threw a little gadget off of her momma's wooden high chair. Pappa measured all of the children, except for Caroline (that will have to wait a few more months), on the door frame under the stairs. My goodness how they have all grown! It must be all of the love they get from their Mommy and Daddy! At about 1:30 or so, G.G. aka, my beautiful mom came over and a little while later the guest of honour arrived. We had a chocolate butteryfly cake, courtesy of Pappa. I baked it, but he did the job of decorating it -- and it was so darn cute. As I don't have a digital camera, you'll just have to wait until the roll of film in my camera is complete to see it. After cake and coffee (for the adults), it was time to pack up and leave. So many kisses and hugs. So many little coats and shoes to put on and then the loading up into the car. As soon as our Murrayville brood left, so did my beautiful mom. And then ... quiet and oh yes, naps! Happy Birthday Darling Claire. I am so glad you had a birthday celebration so that Nanny and Pappa and G.G. too could get together to laugh, admire and love! Have a great year little one.