Everly's First Birthday Party

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2Frvppf09ZzYx_GY_od-JGz0xcjpI99dO5MBKQ457Mk1Tr_TyfWArN4Ca9gOLp5vYNa_SdVw1mpJO-SQJNjtEtPegQiIzHlDPXLpLUSTCJt6kjaYynW278PoJgpIxxiv4FUzfRo3Jho/s1600/kDSC_5697.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2Frvppf09ZzYx_GY_od-JGz0xcjpI99dO5MBKQ457Mk1Tr_TyfWArN4Ca9gOLp5vYNa_SdVw1mpJO-SQJNjtEtPegQiIzHlDPXLpLUSTCJt6kjaYynW278PoJgpIxxiv4FUzfRo3Jho/s1600/kDSC_5697.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Back in March, my niece, Everly Penniman, celebrated her first birthday. My sister, Jamie, created the most beautiful party for her. She went with a "Penny Candy Store" theme. I have to say the awnings she made were incredible! They were not very easy to make though, and I am pretty sure she almost gave up on them but I am so glad she was able to pull them off because I think they absolutely made the biggest statement and loved how they turned out. Lillie and Lola loved the set-up. I wish I had recorded Lola's reaction to "the most beautiful party room ever" as she kept referring to it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Jamie made all the decorations herself so she only had to purchase the flowers, candy and a few other things like cups, plates and straws. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And here's a shot of the birthday girl, herself taken by Jason's girlfriend, Brie:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyclexndwLkD_uJUiG2PZB9-p5fzMPaDnPV-7jAXacxBAjpooXl7KlgEELpr3s4wovN9yZX1lhVidjOgEp9LX4YifzdjyIiw9z9-YgLvknrRQDubE5edJQI5XMZodb_xQPZiYIIrbQhYE/s1600/yDSC_3776-envy75-eyepop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyclexndwLkD_uJUiG2PZB9-p5fzMPaDnPV-7jAXacxBAjpooXl7KlgEELpr3s4wovN9yZX1lhVidjOgEp9LX4YifzdjyIiw9z9-YgLvknrRQDubE5edJQI5XMZodb_xQPZiYIIrbQhYE/s1600/yDSC_3776-envy75-eyepop.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsleRlD6WQCr23SL6nUkUEZDE1Vk3vrNNSUCAC_P1N80Y32prTp9dlAjgiDeZ59Q5_RFGWHowfNYz71nEGVvqFQp5xCBPhFxbALt4kC6jbLaRmmnpCmneZNaQ48R-o9rpqFKsy5CtVmW8/s1600/kDSC_5703.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsleRlD6WQCr23SL6nUkUEZDE1Vk3vrNNSUCAC_P1N80Y32prTp9dlAjgiDeZ59Q5_RFGWHowfNYz71nEGVvqFQp5xCBPhFxbALt4kC6jbLaRmmnpCmneZNaQ48R-o9rpqFKsy5CtVmW8/s1600/kDSC_5703.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhebzB0yyi-eC788bPGTbKBUcJHyPXn7pSzg4mXa3hJpcPcisbf7fVK79y1jycrxhySGNG7B1oV1ZPYB09qJc3YH3zCy45f8vNK4EsZwJXbOjmh-Mzit1Cy1zu9N_Npq4puGFbxyTpsU/s1600/kDSC_5715.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhebzB0yyi-eC788bPGTbKBUcJHyPXn7pSzg4mXa3hJpcPcisbf7fVK79y1jycrxhySGNG7B1oV1ZPYB09qJc3YH3zCy45f8vNK4EsZwJXbOjmh-Mzit1Cy1zu9N_Npq4puGFbxyTpsU/s1600/kDSC_5715.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These cute little bottles were from Michael's and the straws were from Target.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmltUnSdC0THKFTXnYR5_ygXGVIK6oG5TVh1jZN4_0Tn1PE4RXZxWGZBJ0wfKlpDwNnkO4QzfvwUWDsBlGijguw7qib99G2GBeE3ZznmdcwvbaKd294cBGTsmSwT5m1IWXsu8DV10yqPY/s1600/kDSC_5501.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmltUnSdC0THKFTXnYR5_ygXGVIK6oG5TVh1jZN4_0Tn1PE4RXZxWGZBJ0wfKlpDwNnkO4QzfvwUWDsBlGijguw7qib99G2GBeE3ZznmdcwvbaKd294cBGTsmSwT5m1IWXsu8DV10yqPY/s1600/kDSC_5501.jpg" width="640" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj10BiPcK-gcS3s-dQQdXJRWv8zri8yni9PewNPbtTTTL45Nxalg1O8QwgJDuXbYCfk5DL5_vSxagwxAMYPgYwkz_F-EdsbF-twbhMNz1ydDdFRWnC_CS6l6v64nMiHnwwlChlvWjuGiys/s1600/kkDSC_5503.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj10BiPcK-gcS3s-dQQdXJRWv8zri8yni9PewNPbtTTTL45Nxalg1O8QwgJDuXbYCfk5DL5_vSxagwxAMYPgYwkz_F-EdsbF-twbhMNz1ydDdFRWnC_CS6l6v64nMiHnwwlChlvWjuGiys/s1600/kkDSC_5503.jpg" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are little baby food jars with painted tops. (I will leave out the little story that involves the purple paint spilling all over Jamie's car, my parent's mudroom and Jason's kitchen - how a little can of purple paint could legitimately spill in that many places could only make sense if you actually knew Jamie - haha)  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXCJpvTIQjyQQ6RSTyYJuXkwfT4hVlesDIvUQ8Bqk8G3cyOx08HjfUetql4Ijd9F-8a2O7OB4-S3N7MrRs2KbHX9g3Z6SItRdKAiNsQpo0AsRBcYcBjsVXzXQp-fNstDqfv4BNFRbhyw/s1600/kDSC_5518.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXCJpvTIQjyQQ6RSTyYJuXkwfT4hVlesDIvUQ8Bqk8G3cyOx08HjfUetql4Ijd9F-8a2O7OB4-S3N7MrRs2KbHX9g3Z6SItRdKAiNsQpo0AsRBcYcBjsVXzXQp-fNstDqfv4BNFRbhyw/s1600/kDSC_5518.jpg" width="640" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She made some fun little games for the party including this tic-tac-toe one. She used purple chalkboard paint on just a regular square piece of wood and then with some help from Brie, painted on the lines using a white paint pen.  Then we just used regular chalk to play. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggoNTMlUERckytdfNIrigO3-QdZD7q37BV27DjlWYqneOoc0BwJunHsqexUU6U6jqz-TcLXEqrU8BDnsap3dbwonWDrM3xILjA_uICjmvTDM7jEecbvewKrLEhT_vu3iVCqtXqvxQViVM/s1600/kDSC_5560.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggoNTMlUERckytdfNIrigO3-QdZD7q37BV27DjlWYqneOoc0BwJunHsqexUU6U6jqz-TcLXEqrU8BDnsap3dbwonWDrM3xILjA_uICjmvTDM7jEecbvewKrLEhT_vu3iVCqtXqvxQViVM/s1600/kDSC_5560.jpg" width="640" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was the only thing I helped with. (I don't love how it turned out but that was all we had available for colors and I had to do it pretty quickly - I am pretty sure little Evie didn't mind though) =) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrhgua3wjAFCRnsHiMAOL41cvtsQDGiPRbCkzcSvk8SZHr23QImuWFHlhIo7dhlkHnb4anhYtlKYu01-k097QCOAwQtU8HdmcxF1SKEO79m54K1y2GZpZl5FRA3MVak33pcTVMyz-OCk8/s1600/kDSC_5516.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrhgua3wjAFCRnsHiMAOL41cvtsQDGiPRbCkzcSvk8SZHr23QImuWFHlhIo7dhlkHnb4anhYtlKYu01-k097QCOAwQtU8HdmcxF1SKEO79m54K1y2GZpZl5FRA3MVak33pcTVMyz-OCk8/s1600/kDSC_5516.jpg" width="436" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jamie got these cute jars at HomeGoods when she was down here visiting earlier this year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcF2wLONZo8tHhqsLPi1mqRm5HPduEoTP7lFLT_bUo_r9XsUy67lw-yaKBic5ZL3ZzEbr-sUw1ViTofSOqFlzC7CZmCw0D8Ry_Mcxv65geNtbfactEpfaccYqBqt_n8tz6jWPA1Lj1vZs/s1600/kDSC_5489.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcF2wLONZo8tHhqsLPi1mqRm5HPduEoTP7lFLT_bUo_r9XsUy67lw-yaKBic5ZL3ZzEbr-sUw1ViTofSOqFlzC7CZmCw0D8Ry_Mcxv65geNtbfactEpfaccYqBqt_n8tz6jWPA1Lj1vZs/s1600/kDSC_5489.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And these jars below were from Target (and the other ones were all leftover from Jamie and Josh's wedding several years ago):</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF3U5BkERNLpDfYGDq314mRjDm-5fjt4cpv5lWAxY7eyqIiAsmUg2d1AIik4L1WYOFFRf7Ri81Vg__OcODN5XU8ofD5cVOrrHsbhFROmfsVNTd1EjFfgFljFMUaGWV2ZaIxLvoISCJ6Hw/s1600/kDSC_5492.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF3U5BkERNLpDfYGDq314mRjDm-5fjt4cpv5lWAxY7eyqIiAsmUg2d1AIik4L1WYOFFRf7Ri81Vg__OcODN5XU8ofD5cVOrrHsbhFROmfsVNTd1EjFfgFljFMUaGWV2ZaIxLvoISCJ6Hw/s1600/kDSC_5492.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEKwTjz7rgdEyxbiQ2-FtR_x04Ycykkbd-t8e5MAFxbEykwCoqzbW3VU3c_Bc26I3VCgv5KSkdA3zvpEWrtukUzTV7qAZLfqO7PilgFdRzEbw5PKb_2WuTy2GXcnWRk65uKw0hR4SUUNI/s1600/kDSC_5502.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEKwTjz7rgdEyxbiQ2-FtR_x04Ycykkbd-t8e5MAFxbEykwCoqzbW3VU3c_Bc26I3VCgv5KSkdA3zvpEWrtukUzTV7qAZLfqO7PilgFdRzEbw5PKb_2WuTy2GXcnWRk65uKw0hR4SUUNI/s1600/kDSC_5502.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jamie got this stand (and the buckets too) a couple of years ago at a little shop in Peterborough, NH and we've all been envious of it ever since. If she ever gets sick of it I am next in line for it. =) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-KzbyRf9MJrMcM8avQiHL_ai0RgYO77YnChIX4enx41oRzYd-CoWT3527UDSxIEVvxCfsky2xJjDLB9SszOj-0CsZk2g1TXdk2OlpzWqyDpILzrcA3SyogUqrOVHyijEPOPgy1doQWM/s1600/kDSC_5508.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-KzbyRf9MJrMcM8avQiHL_ai0RgYO77YnChIX4enx41oRzYd-CoWT3527UDSxIEVvxCfsky2xJjDLB9SszOj-0CsZk2g1TXdk2OlpzWqyDpILzrcA3SyogUqrOVHyijEPOPgy1doQWM/s1600/kDSC_5508.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnSWTMo-3t9kHp_JB5iyl5Q4eHQ8ERulogC8o9IZUnqAwkjsVvGkErrWtR3f11S1xuZYFcZciW-eF5j5IMcE_OaaR6N74imv087b-KunOqHQDBJTBG3HTIsizcjzNBd-g1dHbaovt382Q/s1600/mDSC_5524.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnSWTMo-3t9kHp_JB5iyl5Q4eHQ8ERulogC8o9IZUnqAwkjsVvGkErrWtR3f11S1xuZYFcZciW-eF5j5IMcE_OaaR6N74imv087b-KunOqHQDBJTBG3HTIsizcjzNBd-g1dHbaovt382Q/s1600/mDSC_5524.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br />Jamie repainted an old checkerboard she had in the party's colors. She took step by step photos of that and she'll do a tutorial for that soon. It turned out so cute! I think I might make one for Lillie and Lola's playroom. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0frbBi-qLyF2Jpsxv5E0ry8vMk8EDHwnRNjYP0SK-PWrSPpsk6fhBzipERJ9-DRZHNIFR7uj_pyBh7xbM0X0Au7Ryko4HxXRYZhCusPOnODTiJqEZ_uL23eDjX-2z6y2fUFte3Bdq6Ig/s1600/mDSC_5612.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0frbBi-qLyF2Jpsxv5E0ry8vMk8EDHwnRNjYP0SK-PWrSPpsk6fhBzipERJ9-DRZHNIFR7uj_pyBh7xbM0X0Au7Ryko4HxXRYZhCusPOnODTiJqEZ_uL23eDjX-2z6y2fUFte3Bdq6Ig/s1600/mDSC_5612.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>She bought a bunch of these folding chairs at IKEA a couple of years ago and they came in quite handy for the party! <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfYxVY3S-mG_AB7MmiHIgL6E3QUPDWjYWnwevMZwprv_avBMXB9l5WTyDbh287G_NwjZ5-_gNs-FdLBMBoCIO1NOYX0wAK-g1BWq7lSOS474qf6ggPpBWAOoyciEIsqmbITrSnO6nel1I/s1600/kDSC_5541.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfYxVY3S-mG_AB7MmiHIgL6E3QUPDWjYWnwevMZwprv_avBMXB9l5WTyDbh287G_NwjZ5-_gNs-FdLBMBoCIO1NOYX0wAK-g1BWq7lSOS474qf6ggPpBWAOoyciEIsqmbITrSnO6nel1I/s1600/kDSC_5541.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br />Brie helped Jamie with these by painting the one cent on some jars with a glue gun and then once it was dry they painted over the whole thing. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgfeMtQt1bcb9depT-l-RtK4mzwYdTMxyox_df6BQrVCjuNh1QVKFvTNDp_whSJjyAOj6S8to20p5RXUFzmIO_T7ufhqlbr5N9zDaX2OcnO5pW4kZ2eWzeQ8e_9M4gwzKHPi1ZvL6hp1o/s1600/kDSC_5547.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgfeMtQt1bcb9depT-l-RtK4mzwYdTMxyox_df6BQrVCjuNh1QVKFvTNDp_whSJjyAOj6S8to20p5RXUFzmIO_T7ufhqlbr5N9zDaX2OcnO5pW4kZ2eWzeQ8e_9M4gwzKHPi1ZvL6hp1o/s1600/kDSC_5547.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEqCs0nj0z9DCE3B2-2n2tkt5mEHNf1SQY4R24eShv2e_vm1Z7fh4vbkeZyZRaPBVvW9kY87OiKs8TlnJ8CzKRk8kQa1Nr4ZZcyAFxRvF_rDX_Ffw153TftZn2uNdDk1kQo8w9khIma04/s1600/kDSC_5556.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEqCs0nj0z9DCE3B2-2n2tkt5mEHNf1SQY4R24eShv2e_vm1Z7fh4vbkeZyZRaPBVvW9kY87OiKs8TlnJ8CzKRk8kQa1Nr4ZZcyAFxRvF_rDX_Ffw153TftZn2uNdDk1kQo8w9khIma04/s1600/kDSC_5556.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br />I thought this was such a fabulous idea Jamie did in the three windows that didn't have the awnings. It was so colorful and fun but also sweet and sentimental. I loved seeing all the different photos of Everly over the past year. She'll have a tutorial for that coming soon too! <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDADQeXet1q0VVlug70CGGpjDKp4No89qrB8sGIudUZvQpNRDTh1PDWIEjwKTOd2QOy_kf2fvcZIX0ac_C6EMq8OIB_IH7Sky5EwTh0yEjStzK0YyKe8GJRZ_j03I5t16PJc0g6drp82k/s1600/kDSC_5583.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDADQeXet1q0VVlug70CGGpjDKp4No89qrB8sGIudUZvQpNRDTh1PDWIEjwKTOd2QOy_kf2fvcZIX0ac_C6EMq8OIB_IH7Sky5EwTh0yEjStzK0YyKe8GJRZ_j03I5t16PJc0g6drp82k/s1600/kDSC_5583.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_JsGiIIQAWmbrEhZ23PgVW8ZRuoFHNX_MTfjt6SsNgv50-xxLtCuE-Nr3m4D24TEqmxXsKw24M6hAovz3RoVyj8ONIeBI4yZgGYWzAuelDn5PHDSa41LaB9OIjMvxdkYYWmhJXUe1x0/s1600/kDSC_5594.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Everly is one lucky little munchkin! You can see some of Everly's nursery <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/everlys-nursery.html">here</a>, her baby photos <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-few-shots-of-baby-everly.html">here</a> and <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-few-more-pictures-of-everly-penniman.html">here</a> and her baby shower photos <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2013/01/jamies-nursery-rhyme-themed-baby-shower.html">here</a> and <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2013/01/jamies-nursery-rhyme-themed-baby-shower_15.html">here</a> and Jamie's maternity photos <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2013/01/jamie-and-joshs-maternity-photo-shoot.html">here</a>).<br /><br />I hope you all have a fabulous week ahead!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj2EWUwYlY5JvIFMEJaK9ZocAsI7DeI6rhhBZLHV76dHM1AF_Jrh3uj0RSxNrNXHd482fNmPMRj_Y2PDGqboa2PWzCQJE0W5hGOIXA0xbY6-SUnK2qg2C56Y0s9Qj916k4xAmHT4qz6p4/s1600/sig.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj2EWUwYlY5JvIFMEJaK9ZocAsI7DeI6rhhBZLHV76dHM1AF_Jrh3uj0RSxNrNXHd482fNmPMRj_Y2PDGqboa2PWzCQJE0W5hGOIXA0xbY6-SUnK2qg2C56Y0s9Qj916k4xAmHT4qz6p4/s1600/sig.png" /></a></div>

Everly's First Birthday Party

Back in March, my niece, Everly Penniman, celebrated her first birthday. My sister, Jamie, created the most beautiful party for her. She wen...

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A Few Photos from Everly's First Birthday Party

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpnbf4THEt6mWivw_vsMC-rs2d6wWjZTcR-P_vXwkWRhjpHFvv7iKAdmvZ7XI0rTW-NLXHzGqEqPlCV8pjw6_9MRJwJXhrTZvJZx6g0AvXBPgf9KPvX9YV1i1yexlitaan0L4xOTag2Uw/s1600/mDSC_-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpnbf4THEt6mWivw_vsMC-rs2d6wWjZTcR-P_vXwkWRhjpHFvv7iKAdmvZ7XI0rTW-NLXHzGqEqPlCV8pjw6_9MRJwJXhrTZvJZx6g0AvXBPgf9KPvX9YV1i1yexlitaan0L4xOTag2Uw/s1600/mDSC_-.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I don't have all of the photos edited yet (because I took a million of them!) but thought I would share a few pictures of the fabulous birthday party my sister, Jamie, threw for her daughter Everly Penniman's first birthday! She worked so hard on it and all the details came together perfectly. I will have a full post with lots more details and a source list coming at some point (hopefully next week) but until then here is a little peek at Everly's Penny Candy themed party. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivS-Q1QwgL4fTETXc-s_nkbLV98opvwLR-H7KThPtRCg26sSbVDmXvAl5WWUuOwgU0YxP1k8uggYM7GrEuYn6OMUnhOcLcgmXxjqHMK52OeOmD4eOIXICYPGjLpV7SYr_cGmSkk5vh_Pg/s1600/mDSC_5496.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivS-Q1QwgL4fTETXc-s_nkbLV98opvwLR-H7KThPtRCg26sSbVDmXvAl5WWUuOwgU0YxP1k8uggYM7GrEuYn6OMUnhOcLcgmXxjqHMK52OeOmD4eOIXICYPGjLpV7SYr_cGmSkk5vh_Pg/s1600/mDSC_5496.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigZ31cWVUYIPgJkMF673Zwqa55CA8B4FcsBzWnqrfGHr2G5VTK0raflewk7gFltklpFuGqCZbAqoFuonTWLitl03B-no3rktQOIKY8zt9_PIuEQx5P8WI6WqVj3yP6sucGqBR7EQ-dRng/s1600/mDSC_5524.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigZ31cWVUYIPgJkMF673Zwqa55CA8B4FcsBzWnqrfGHr2G5VTK0raflewk7gFltklpFuGqCZbAqoFuonTWLitl03B-no3rktQOIKY8zt9_PIuEQx5P8WI6WqVj3yP6sucGqBR7EQ-dRng/s1600/mDSC_5524.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQMVlELwFkWIMj4ZhWU-b83TXwCaC1EvUlx-lnKntEVUYQ_bqLJQLSCSGUzCCnGL-ytplUjuNtTqdQNHwjp6S_CHyrHJcwWknj_F7qz-ebPgEdw88aT7y83nzwHtEtJ_nORjeD078GTo/s1600/mDSC_5588.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQMVlELwFkWIMj4ZhWU-b83TXwCaC1EvUlx-lnKntEVUYQ_bqLJQLSCSGUzCCnGL-ytplUjuNtTqdQNHwjp6S_CHyrHJcwWknj_F7qz-ebPgEdw88aT7y83nzwHtEtJ_nORjeD078GTo/s1600/mDSC_5588.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF1YlQv0pKYzs2tSDDNl6YBtH4-BZCgFuHAccTK5Zll1ohOfwhJemrJIjf5jm7ww8EYolwZQeCO1zlH3ru6oPrSJUhuIjMWBcD2_AbxTMby8vBfRzYISV7MCX_0B3iTgWDEOqciTpfOzs/s1600/mDSC_5612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF1YlQv0pKYzs2tSDDNl6YBtH4-BZCgFuHAccTK5Zll1ohOfwhJemrJIjf5jm7ww8EYolwZQeCO1zlH3ru6oPrSJUhuIjMWBcD2_AbxTMby8vBfRzYISV7MCX_0B3iTgWDEOqciTpfOzs/s1600/mDSC_5612.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUfkpkzwAUykZdEE5vWtbqBPCyDNW1lS3bCnb3ntTLE7rMcGSy2Ub0N29HhDHGPx2sEuktVUoAVdr5K-vTjxLZWmkybsVO6shnRkHyTOkTgO2L49oA68nL199QNCUJIWacHc9YK7tujfk/s1600/mDSC_5716.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUfkpkzwAUykZdEE5vWtbqBPCyDNW1lS3bCnb3ntTLE7rMcGSy2Ub0N29HhDHGPx2sEuktVUoAVdr5K-vTjxLZWmkybsVO6shnRkHyTOkTgO2L49oA68nL199QNCUJIWacHc9YK7tujfk/s1600/mDSC_5716.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I cannot even begin to tell you how impressed I was with the awnings Jamie created!  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSNn8KORjVbkZ9Pojvq1he1coY2wBsAQMVqZR_oLtkyKEuQj23iRtP-esiAQvVsXNf8_cH0uHGRXca_2UZZmQXZ1ooP_TSdaR5FoPjYwzuXA-7Xp_VQOXFCuaXKWEdQj7IVgCdmcGwd9c/s1600/kDSC_5746.jpg" width="436" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I hope you all have a fabulous Thursday!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUI7mItE_YrJc15WQ5B2wCgtlKAATt0Fdefsrs5hVilBOVrgKWBtFBfEAfkX8THn-kwYv7FqKACNthDKTyWi064CwhcU6y0VBdJXiTZmTAuwSuQTuBy_w8Kqj3B8UBPq3fW_tSoc6V-pI/s1600/sig.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUI7mItE_YrJc15WQ5B2wCgtlKAATt0Fdefsrs5hVilBOVrgKWBtFBfEAfkX8THn-kwYv7FqKACNthDKTyWi064CwhcU6y0VBdJXiTZmTAuwSuQTuBy_w8Kqj3B8UBPq3fW_tSoc6V-pI/s1600/sig.png" /></a></div>

A Few Photos from Everly's First Birthday Party

I don't have all of the photos edited yet (because I took a million of them!) but thought I would share a few pictures of the fabulous b...

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Happy Birthday To You Chalkboard and Celebrating Everyday Life with Jennifer Carroll

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For this one I just simply wrote "Happy Birthday to You".  We are going to have several items with this printed on them. Two which are available now (the large download and 8 by 10 prints) and three more (gift tags, greeting cards, and the 11 by 14 print) that will be hopefully be available later this week but if not then early next week..  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today, we have the large <a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/happy-birthday-24x36-chalkboard-download">24" by 36" download</a>  available in our <a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/happy-birthday-24x36-chalkboard-download">shop</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/happy-birthday-24x36-chalkboard-download"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY5pJFVzOIt0NceKxofTPQbJnogrTEOryrUdpVAV_l8upm3SLCirrrBZ0r3LiNeqLJaNAa8MOmG6uQvLd96Wx8ryMrXfasHXffb_TaCqvVOdK6dFUilGEEg_Cizp7ZyPKbqwPXbzrYJdIy/s640/ihappybirthdaydownload_1.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/happy-birthday-24x36-chalkboard-download"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuYwlRD41u4KiU5geGwNE5hkVgHeoWD6Xr4W8m4xRA_nHh6NuqW9rFYBuurwEERZmeY_ixsiGItrLuNvO1fIGCe4YH8pmuxNHMNVThZA7r28RENUqYp62CguHfvLa0K-I7BZ_Aw-Osllz4/s640/ihappybirthdaydownload_3.jpg" width="436" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is a closeup of this printed as an engineering print from Staples:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBxfYqo_XLXJudOX4H69qtvkABkpBS7MA_99OzlZgmcPIaAxiBJcePWvtRCCcIMj9Lgvny_w6TfY_0JutuqkbmPKOit6etqJV1LrnXFdkEB9fFsGdYGficI2OBDWGgiPg-DsYfz4FsSroG/s1600/ihappybirthdaydownload_4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBxfYqo_XLXJudOX4H69qtvkABkpBS7MA_99OzlZgmcPIaAxiBJcePWvtRCCcIMj9Lgvny_w6TfY_0JutuqkbmPKOit6etqJV1LrnXFdkEB9fFsGdYGficI2OBDWGgiPg-DsYfz4FsSroG/s640/ihappybirthdaydownload_4.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had a hard time not eating this piece of cake while I was taking the photos.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdFNOVp3GpIXEieHtceWI6pZ9ySby9xxuCGwkEuU60Ky6zY3EoIlpcbiFgO8DY48MXWxHaNHSn0NW9DDrb2jKEWmSoqN0vlUxNd-NtgvYKzJCMU5f8WzoYn-8uH5TmRNQtnfwCXEEZJgpL/s1600/ihappybirthdaydownload_cakee.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdFNOVp3GpIXEieHtceWI6pZ9ySby9xxuCGwkEuU60Ky6zY3EoIlpcbiFgO8DY48MXWxHaNHSn0NW9DDrb2jKEWmSoqN0vlUxNd-NtgvYKzJCMU5f8WzoYn-8uH5TmRNQtnfwCXEEZJgpL/s640/ihappybirthdaydownload_cakee.jpg" width="436" /></a> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And we also now have the <a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/happy-birthday-8x10-chalkboard-print">8 by 10 prints</a> available: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/happy-birthday-8x10-chalkboard-print"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHwtJEVMuU9hhkOZ2oIFWN7RjQvVP6TUcs8YtQ8eNAZ5xsEixCAK3zKh9PNVxybgf9HJLego2BOS_xR10iJMLlwTvSGOuDmlqN1e_RxKvZjyeX1KlO1WkMEWomosW16AIp_2hOT2APUByL/s640/cMarch_2305.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I also wanted to let you know that, Celebrating Everyday Life with Jennifer Carroll, a new digital magazine for iPads is now available:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://appstore.com/celebratingeverydaylifewithjennifercarroll"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHYf8tEa9hfVfJ3k1E0nVASHEXbnadhvmKmzL7Z-Ff8AOQlBjZuD62goIUPMJYTzj2BiegC1YaDcJvryhqXTzl9E9F5knxEeRYWsuxaBqNb3esPOA4bg6P1ycEbRj66XT2WfVCwuMrUXL4/s640/ApplesCover.jpg" width="424" /></a></div> It is a visual treat and the 206 pages are loaded with absolutely gorgeous photos and so many beautiful ideas from some extremely talented women.  You can read more about the amazing Jennifer Carroll <a href="http://celebratingeverydaylife.com/about/">here</a>. We were honored to have our lemonade stand featured in it:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1EMy3rDcne1hWpyURsw2RhJFLTBFsUS5SWnzkHD-Al9-mdGjemIEoD42PNiol_bwJIBULgsRBKtLXtLtPuaXSZUkUbS9EbduQPuCmejL9cBRCf0nAWrlglw14s3mIr9ZwAmCO0cJ8k_cP/s1600/IMG_0561.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1EMy3rDcne1hWpyURsw2RhJFLTBFsUS5SWnzkHD-Al9-mdGjemIEoD42PNiol_bwJIBULgsRBKtLXtLtPuaXSZUkUbS9EbduQPuCmejL9cBRCf0nAWrlglw14s3mIr9ZwAmCO0cJ8k_cP/s640/IMG_0561.PNG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">YOU CAN FIND A FREE <a href="http://issuu.com/jencarroll/docs/mayjunepreview">PREVIEW LINK</a> on ISSUU.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">OR CLICK <a href="http://appstore.com/celebratingeverydaylifewithjennifercarroll">HERE</a> TO FIND IT IN THE APP STORE.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A little bit of info: </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This magazine is 206 pages in length and is available digitally for the iPad in the Apple Store for $5.99 for a single issue, $12 for a 6 month subscription (which is 3 issues), or $22 for a 12 month subscription (which is 6 issues). The 12 month subscription brings the price per issue down to $3.67 each which is obviously the best value!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">At this time they only offer iPad versions and a "Collector's Edition" print version. Online ordering for the print edition will be available a little later this week. The price for the print version is $44.99 each. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">They are working on getting a web-based version up ASAP for non iPad users and an Android version is in the works for other tablets (like the Nook, Kindle, Samsung Galaxy, etc...) and they hope to be offering this by the time of their July/August release.</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div>I hope you all have a blessed Wednesday!  </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5mvZdFnkVT60KSbxhi0swQqgCAoBPqVV635r925Gk0WtC-alcgpVhGI34FlAV4g368aebpIPLRzr6ifE6db-LrwibYira_pFn3gb0E9tbLp8WGTPkeupTRD7URm4hOdW4NlG-xx1vR5C/s1600/sig.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5mvZdFnkVT60KSbxhi0swQqgCAoBPqVV635r925Gk0WtC-alcgpVhGI34FlAV4g368aebpIPLRzr6ifE6db-LrwibYira_pFn3gb0E9tbLp8WGTPkeupTRD7URm4hOdW4NlG-xx1vR5C/s1600/sig.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

Happy Birthday To You Chalkboard and Celebrating Everyday Life with Jennifer Carroll

I designed this chalkboard last week for Jon's birthday. For this one I just simply wrote "Happy Birthday to You".  We are goi...

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Lillie's Birthday Cake

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We've gotten quite a few e-mails wondering about Lillie's birthday party this year. (You can see her <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/lillies-pink-cinderalla-party-and-some.html">Cinderella party here</a>, her <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/lillian-annabels-birthday-party.html">Twelve Dancing Princesses party here</a>, and her <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/my-baby-is-one.html">Pink Party here</a>.) We actually didn't have a "real" party for her this year. Instead she chose to go to the Great Wolf Lodge with my sister, Dana, and we had a little cake and some presents at our house with just our family and my two sisters and brother-in-law who were all visiting. I do plan on having a little party with her and some of our neighbors later this month or next that if we do I will post pictures of that. I did take some photos of her cake (I was expecting her to request a Barbie or princess cake but she actually requested this cake!) and of her opening a couple of presents and blowing out her candles and seeing how I am behind on all of my recent photos thought I would share them today. This is the same cake that <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/07/an-easy-chocolate-rosette-cake.html">we did this summer</a> but this time we did it with a cream cheese frosting instead of <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/07/an-easy-chocolate-rosette-cake.html">chocolate frosting.</a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir-KmLshNSIMDHyXUosrZWQlxBC3m5LRT_V1nfeyKp8XpuwL4JCy5zKO-nWDZ70yJHz1lcyXAYM1904CJG1gPnCybofuYi6ZrIsjXWm0iYSSEmoIdNDXKuyGni7o2Y29Gy9XfdL2o57V4/s1600/vNovember_2061.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir-KmLshNSIMDHyXUosrZWQlxBC3m5LRT_V1nfeyKp8XpuwL4JCy5zKO-nWDZ70yJHz1lcyXAYM1904CJG1gPnCybofuYi6ZrIsjXWm0iYSSEmoIdNDXKuyGni7o2Y29Gy9XfdL2o57V4/s640/vNovember_2061.png" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Lillie's Birthday Cake

I've got this one last post here with some random shots and then hopefully after this I will have enough of my more recent photos edited...

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