Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Life on the Home Front: Another Birthday


Our weekend was filled with birthday preparations and celebrations!


My first task of the weekend was rescuing Jenny Wren. She flew into a hole in Laura's screen in the morning and moved on out into the loft where David and Laura had her surrounded somewhere beneath bins of felted wool. They wisely closed all the doors to the bedrooms and came to get me. I managed to grab her between the shade and the window and carry her downstairs to the open front door. Such a darling bird, but always getting into trouble indoors.


I baked two cakes on Saturday: gluten-free carrot cakes. One for Laura and one for my sister which we left at her doorstep.

Saturday evening we sent Laura up to bed and everyone else helped to decorate the dining room with a "letter-themed" birthday celebration, including a stuffed owl hung from the ceiling like in Harry Potter. Special thanks to everyone who sent something in the mail. We banned Laura from the mailbox for a week and collected two dozen pieces!

 We used lots of candles to mimic a Hogwarts feel, albeit with pastel colorings.


 Laura requested waffles for her birthday breakfast. Yum yum!


No complaints on the food choice from anyone!


Surprise! Surprise! The cousins and some grandparents showed up in the afternoon for a drive-by party! Presents and candy delivered to the doorstep.


Happy Birthday Laura!


Everyone wanted a glimpse of baby Teddy, born just a few weeks before lockdown started.


Continuing with the letter theme, Laura was thrilled to receive a typewriter for her birthday!!!!


We eventually ended the day with cake and tea.


That pretty much sums up our weekend, except for "church" Sunday morning and church zoom Sunday evening. Heading into the rest of our seventh week at home.

3 comments:

Catherine said...

Fun! Happy birthday, Laura!

Pom Pom said...

Oh, happy happy birthday to sweet Laura! The cake looks yummy! Waffles for breakfast sounds yummy, too!

Anonymous said...

Looks like lots of fun for Laura! Our neighbors had a drive-by birthday “parade” this evening for two of their kids whose birthdays are today and tomorrow! Have only just recently “found” your blog again after following it a few years ago, and was wondering where your oldest daughter, Rachel, is these days??
Laura C.