Frontier Dreams: Birthday {captioned}

Sunday, June 7, 2015

Birthday {captioned}

Oh that sweet, special, hilarious little koala bear of mine. What would I do without her?! I never meant to take so long to share C's birthday week with all of you! Here it is almost two months later:

waking up in Grandma's hotel room

{waking up after a sleepover in Grandma's hotel room

followign the hedgie trail to the van

{following her trail of hedgies...}

out in her pjs

{...out to the van}

her gathered hedgie trail

{all the hedgies she gathered}

birthday table

{birthday table waiting}

seven

{seven}

her place at the table

{her place at the table}

decorating

{decorating}

K made C's hedgie a tutu

{opening her gifts from K - this one is a tutu K made for C's hedgehog}

one of her birthday dresses

{one of the birthday dresses}

she loves it

{she really loved it}

hedgie purse

{every girl needs a hedgie purse}

in her birthday dress and legwarmers (by me) headband by K

{getting some fresh air in her birthday dress & queen bee legwarmers made by me as well as her headband made by K}

queen bee legwarmers

{queen bee}

button details ( so hard to photograph!)

{button details - really hard to capture}

new pillowcaase made by one of her dearest friends

{hedgie pillowcase made by one of her very dearest friends}

K also made C a pencil pouch

{sweet gifts including a hedgie pencil pouch K made for C}

K's pencil pouch for C

(a rainbow of creativity}

gift and seeds

{gifts and seeds}

candles

{birthday candles}

cake

{gathered around the cake}

sister love

{sweet sister love}

hedgie cake

{her special hedgie cake}

my silly C

{so full of life and in a skirt sewn by her other dearest friend}

my silly C in her birthday skirt made by D1 <3

{her usual silly antics making us giggle}

lighting her birthday ring

{lighting her birthday ring and telling her story}

peppers at grandma's hotel room

{enjoying time with Grandma}

yum

{I see deep into her soul}

hedgehog cupcakes made by grandma

{hedgehog cupcakes made by Grandma and the children}

wahooz

{birthday fun at Wahooz}

wahooz

{my little monkey}

wahooz

{K driving for the first time}

Details:
hedgehog breakfast board - from Jennifer
Queen Bee legwarmers - Luna Grey pattern on Ravelry
Ferby colored pencils, travel board (size small) and sketchbook - Nova Natural

If I forgot anything, let me know!

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Carlin · 521 weeks ago

Love all the hedgehogs! So cute.

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Natalie · 521 weeks ago

Girl after my own heart! Hedgehogs are my favorite! What a magical birthday. Happy Belated Birthday C <3

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Frau Kirschkernzeit · 521 weeks ago

Oh, those sweet pictures made my heart melt! She's such a beautiful girl and so lucky to grow up in a loving familiy like this! Those gifts are gorgeous and so full of love...
One question:do you tell her birth story when you tell "her story"? Is this part of your birthday traditions? I'd so love to hear more aout the ways you celebrate birthdays!
be blessed!
Bora from Switzerland

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FrontierDreams 111p · 521 weeks ago

Hi Bora!! :D I don't tell her birthday story but the night before I do read the rainbow bridge story to her and then as we light each candle on her birthday ring (on the day of the birthday) we mention some big things that happened each year of her life leading up to the current year. So, for example, I would say, "When C turned one she learned how to use her legs to walk and loved to waddle after the geese at the pond near our home in Virginia. When C turned two she followed the Oregon trail all the way to Oregon. There she learned to talk to the squirrels and run with the rabbits." and so on. Very simple but my children look forward to it every year :)

I posted about our birthday traditions a few years back here: http://frontierdreams.blogspot.com/2011/09/rhythm...

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Dawn · 521 weeks ago

Drinking glass....is that a hedgehog on it? So cute! I love all the hedgehogs.

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FrontierDreams 111p · 521 weeks ago

Yep :) We found that in Oregon before we moved.

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jenlynheb 49p · 521 weeks ago

Ok...all the hedgie goodies might even be cuter than the squirrel / felt acorn tutorial. Such a beautiful day. Are those gifts wrapped in silks on the table? It never occurred to me to use fabrics or silk as giftwrap (I'm slow I guess) but I've always thought wrapping paper was so wasteful. This is fantastic!

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FrontierDreams 111p · 521 weeks ago

Yes! We use our playsilks for every celebration that includes gifts. Sometimes we use fabric, too (like at Christmas). I thought the children might miss out on the tearing of paper but it never seemed to phase them.

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Zena · 521 weeks ago

Such exquisite handmade gifts. I love the hedgehog theme. Oh that would of made K feel like a real big girl driving that car. Happy Birthday to your big girl!

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Zena · 521 weeks ago

Happy birthday to C not your biggest. Sorry!

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andi · 521 weeks ago

This post makes my heart soar! What a special time you create for all your wee ones. The glee and love can be seen in every image of C!
C has brilliant taste as hedgies are my favorite as well. :)

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Melissa · 521 weeks ago

Adorable! Your children are Beautiful! I love how your oldest makes homemade gifts, and she does a great job!

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Kylie · 521 weeks ago

What a beautiful birthday and what lovely handmade gifts from you and K!
Happy (very belated) birthday to C!

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giftofknitting 31p · 521 weeks ago

Happy Birthday, C! I love how meaningful and thoughtful each gift is!

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Margaret · 521 weeks ago

Love the leg warmers....can you tell me what pattern you used and where I can find it?

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FrontierDreams 111p · 521 weeks ago

It's the Queen Bee legwarmer pattern from Luna Grey Fiber Arts. You can purchase it here or the Luna Grey website: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/queen-bee...

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Louise · 521 weeks ago

What a special birthday and such beautiful, thoughtful gifts! Happy birthday little one :)

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thecrazysheeplady 20p · 521 weeks ago

What an awesome birthday! LOVE the banner on the darling cake!

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savourofsalt 33p · 521 weeks ago

What a fantastic day. I love all the hedgehogs, it's owls this end soon for Abi's birthday! I am really intrigued by the birthday ring, I have never seen one before, how does that work? Does she get a new wooden creature to add each year? Please wish her a very belated Happy Birthday x

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FrontierDreams 111p · 521 weeks ago

Oh owls <3 I adore owls.
We love our birthday ring. It's a Waldorf birthday tradition. Each birthday we add a new ornament to the ring. It takes Kevin and I so long to pick out just the right one to represent the past years of our child's life but it is so fun, too! Some people do it the opposite way and start with the ring filled with ornaments and then remove one and replace it wit ha candle each year. Either way works :)

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Kari · 521 weeks ago

Lovely! Where did you get the hedgehog cake decorations? Did you make them. What a great celebration.

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FrontierDreams 111p · 521 weeks ago

I wish I was that talented in the cake department :D My friend Tricia made the toadstools, I made the hedgie bunting and then I bought the hedgehog from here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SugarAndStripesCo?ref=l...

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Heather · 521 weeks ago

Hi. Is that the geranium dress pattern? I just made one on Sunday for my daughter's 4th birthday (in August).

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FrontierDreams 111p · 521 weeks ago

Yes! It's my new favorite pattern.

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boatbaby2 85p · 521 weeks ago

So lovely and sweet! I want a hedgie birthday too!

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