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this is talby at her 3rd birthday. we even got the huge Dora helium balloon.
annie was 9 days old for this party and we moved to Kansas the week after her birthday.
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talby requested the yummy cake from sam’s club.
i was super happy to do that. (saves time on busy birthdays) i picked up the star picks at target.
but i added the glitter.
and i glittered the candles too… which you can tell when it’s close up but not enough to matter.
martha would care.
i do not… i just wanted some glitter for the GOLDEN day.
fyi…a golden birthday is when you birth date matches your age…it’s a made up thing… just makes it fun when it happens.
so she turned twelve on the twelfth.
and then sean turns 14 on the 14th next year (in 2014!!)
we missed everyone else’s in our family.
for talby’s Golden Birthday i thought it would be fun to get her a “Golden Gift”.
basically i just wandered through stores and picked out anything i could find that was GOLD..jpg)
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gold chocolate coins … gloves … a necklace & earrings … party decorations … thank you cards …
gold pencils … gold sharpie … gold pens & stickers from the $1 Spot at target … gold nail polish …
gold polka dot shirt … sparkley sunglasses … glitter spray for your hair …. a gold pouch
all in a gold gift box covered in glitter!!!.jpg)
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oh my goodness it was so fun to put together!
the other gifts she got from us or other people in her life included Taylor Swift perfume, clothes, Keds (like taylor Swift wears) diary of a wimpy kid book, two other books and some money. (someone asked me to post that) sean and annie each made talby a comic – hilarious as always.
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just before bedtime and before lauren went back to school and just before the KU game started we attempted a selfie shot in the nearly dark living room.
man…. i sure wish it had been good quality.
this was a great shot.
if only we had had some light. oh well. we got this. it’s better than nothing.
even spanky made it in the picture.
Jenn - Love it! Especially all the gold gifts! Great idea.
meg duerksen - ummmm…. that is an old copy of Fix it and Forget It. a crockpot cookbook 🙂
Tiffany - It’s so good to see your family all together! Happy special birthday to Talby!
meredith - I love how you ran with the golden birthday! The things you (both) picked out are awesome! So much fun! Happy birthday to Talby! Love the photo comparison too. More of those would be cool. 🙂
Jennie - Those are the days… Can you believe it that time has past so quickly?
Soon she will be going to college…
Birthdays are a bittersweet moment. We’re glad and we’re sad. A little bit.
God bless your family.
Jennie
On a side note-
I can’t believe Dora the explorer is actually that old!
Flower Patch Farmgirl - Calvin is nosing his way through your post. “That’s cool!” “Who is that?” “Are those chocolate coins??!”
🙂
I love your family photo and I want a slice of that CAAAAAAKE!
Melissa G. - Meg, you are such a fun Mom!!!! 🙂
Angela - My golden birthday (25th) was back in May – I would like a re-do as no one *cough* my husband *cough* thought to put gold glitter on my cake or buy me gold candles. Dangit! Happy birthday, Talby!
Jen - What a great idea…love the gold theme!
Barbara (WA) - What a fabulous idea for a Golden Birthday (which I knew nothing about when raising my boys, darn)!! Pinning it now for grandchildren reference, heh.
Jessica - Is Lauren reading “The Known World”????
Linda - You really are awesome. And have the most wonderful ideas. Golden birthday that is such a fabulous idea!
Lisa - Happy birthday to Talby – she is growing into a beautiful young lady! 🙂
Molly - Oh so fun! Happy Birthday to Miss Talby!! Great picture of the whole fam! I bet she enjoyed having her big sister home. Hope college life is going well for Lauren. My hubs works division I athletics and i know this can be a tough time of year for college kids. 🙂
Suzanne - Thank you for sharing Talby’s Golden Birthday!
Best Wishes for many more, Talby!!!
Tiffany - Oh what a goober, it was her 12th Birthday! Still didn’t know that was Golden, but I like it.
Amanda - Small Home Big Start - What a great idea for a golden birthday!
Tiffany - Oh Momma, u outdid yourself. What a sweet gift. (I didn’t know 13 was a golden year, did u make that up? ). I hope she loves that her Big Sis made it home for her bday, all of it warms my heart this Friday morning. P.S. I have a suggestion for another book she might like, Wreck this Journal. Maybe for Christmas? it would be great for the two girls to do together. I’m pumped to do it with my 6 year old, but I have a few years yet 🙂 Happy Friday!
Laura - “if only we had some light”……..
TRUST ME my friend…that picture shines a light brighter than you know!!!!
I have pictures of Belle and Talby together..they are LITTLE.
Wouldn’t it be fun to get them together NOW??
Big kids, glitter wearing, Taylor Swift loving, making their own cupcakes, pre teen girls……
sigh….
miss you
and love to Talby
she has the same birthday as my dog 🙂
Laura O - Love that gold polka dot shirt! So cute! I wonder if it comes in my size…..haha! Happy birthday Talby!
Heather G - (Ugh, WAS, not is. I hate when I make editing errors in comments!)
Heather G - Happy Birthday, Talby!
Confession: I am 31 and I love all of her gifts! That shirt is so adorable, and when I was growing up I thought spray hair glitter is THE JAM. (it pretty much still is.) You’re such a great mom, Meg! 🙂
angie - happy 12th birthday to talby… i hope her day was super! the golden gift is so thoughtful… and her at 3 with her dora cake… so sweet! my oldest turns 12 in January… i can’t even believe it…