Morning lovely readers and blessings to you on this beautiful new day...
It has certainly been awhile since I last shared something here.
Life in a big family is usually a whirlwind of activity, but throw in a few new pets and a job which keeps me on my toes, and time for blogging seems to be quite rare these days.
June began with Rebekah's birthday....
This lovely young lady is now eleven years old...
^It was wonderful to do a quick photo shoot in the forest and capture a few pictures of our birthday girl.
We are so thankful for the easing of some lockdown restrictions which means we can now walk at any time of the day...
To celebrate Rebekah's special day, we thought it would be lovely to go for a walk in the forest and let the little ones do a scavenger hunt before having a quiet picnic lunch together.
Afterwards we came home for tea and cake.
We chose a woodland theme for the picnic and cake which seemed fitting seeing as we chose to celebrate with a simple picnic in the forest...
How wonderful it is to be part of a big family...even a simple picnic in the forest feels like a party.
The day before I baked a chocolate cake which I cut, stacked and iced to look like a log.
Nancy created the sweetest woodland creatures from icing to decorate the cake with.
She also added bunting and little roses...
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^I love this little hedgehog!
^Oh, and isn't this wee owl the sweetest?
We had such a lovely day celebrating Rebekah's life and made some wonderful memories...
I love that the simplest of celebrations really are the sweetest.
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May the week ahead be blessed!
Oh!! How fun. Everything is so sweet and made with such love. Happy birthday sweet Rebekah. Hugs from Mrs. C
ReplyDeleteAww, thank you for your sweet visit, Mrs C! ♥
DeleteHi dear friend. Oh thank you for this lovely post today! It looks like Rebekah had a wonderful celebration...sending her wishes for a great eleventh year!
ReplyDeleteThe cake is absolutely darling. And the woodland creatures are so sweet! You ladies did a beautiful job....id love to have one of your cake creations for my birthday ��
Blessings on you week....love Ashleigh
Well, I forgot that smiley faces don't work on comments, thus the question marks above. Sorry!
DeleteAshleigh
Hello dear Ashleigh♥
DeleteWhat a lovely surprise it was to see your sweet comment pop up! I have missed chatting with you...look out for an email coming your way this week! ♥
This was definitely a memorable birthday...it is fun that we get to be creative so many times a year thanks to having a large family! {{smiles}}
Sending much love your way, dear friend!
Beautiful pictures dear Kelly...love you♥
ReplyDeleteLove you too, sweet sister. ♥
DeleteEverything looks so cute! Happy Birthday Rebekah!
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping by, Mari! ♥
DeleteThis was such a fun birthday...those spent with family are the best!
Hope your week is off to a lovely start...sending you a hug!
Sweet friend, what a delight it was to see a new post from you pop up in my feed! Rebekah's woodland party is just the cutest...I remember when I first began reading your blog, she was such a little girl, now she is a little lady. She looks so pretty in the forest photos...that color shirt is lovely on her. And dear Nancy! My, can she decorate a cake! What talent that takes making all those little critters...and I love that you made it into a log. Truly, the Gray girls are incredibly talented! {{smiles}}
ReplyDeleteThank you for allowing us a small peek into Rebekah's celebrations! Thinking of you often, dear Kelly-Anne! Sending much love to you all ♥
Hi dear friend! ♥
DeleteAlways a treat to have you come by! This was such a fun post to put together...I think I am just so happy to have new pictures to share! {{smiles}}
This was definitely one of our favourite birthday celebrations! Nancy did an amazing job on the little animals...she was up till midnight on Tuesday making them!
Sending so much love your way!
What a lovely birthday celebration. The cake is gorgeous. Nancy made the cutest trimmings on the cake. I love the way you did the cake in a log. Blessings to Rebekah.
ReplyDeleteHAPPY BIRTHDAY REBEKAH
Marion
Hello dear Marion...happy Wednesday! ♥
DeleteI love having you visit...thank you for your sweet birthday wishes for Rebekah!
Hope you're doing well!
Hi Kelly-Anne Thank You for sharing Rebekah's birthday. She is a lovely and beautiful young lady. The cake looks delicious. What a great idea to have a picnic birthday in the forest. Wishing Rebekah a year of happiness and blessings. God Bless.
ReplyDeleteHAPPY 11th BIRTHDAY REBEKAH
Marilyn
Thank you, Marilyn! ♥ We had such a lovely day celebrating Rebekah's sweet life...and we are so thankful Dad could be to enjoy the day with us!
DeleteSending hugs your way!
Happy Belated Birthday to Rebekah! I love the cake--it's almost too cute to eat!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Margie! I felt so sad having to cut into this cake...definitely one of our favourites!
DeleteKelly-Anne,
ReplyDeleteI just love how your family makes birthdays such a special time. Your sister Rebekah is such a lovely young lady. The woodland/picnic themed birthday is wonderful! I'm sure your sister will treasure memories of her 11th birthday always.
Sarah
Thank you for your sweet visit, dear Sarah! I absolutely love having you stop by! I hope all is well in your corner of the world today...♥
DeleteI love how birthdays have become so much simpler, and yet more meaningful through the years. So thankful for the memories we could make this year on Rebekah's special day!
Sending love your way!
♥
Happy Birthday to sweet Rebekah. That woodland cake is something else! Such a clever and creative idea. Looks so Yummy, and chocolate cake is my favorite. : )
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What a darling cake and so special in that box!!!
ReplyDeleteSuch a special celebration! And the cake is very cute!
ReplyDeleteSuch a special celebration! And the cake is very cute!
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