Oh it’s wild around here with a little girl’s third birthday party! I have a post to write about the actual birthday festivities (oy, the festivities!) but the larger event has been the convergence of extended family to celebrate our girl.
Arriving first was my grandmother – Clare’s great-grandma. We went to the coast with her for an overnight trip, which was a lovely way to get some one-on-one time with her before the rest of the family arrived. She got plenty of Clare-playing and some Sam-snuggling, and the kids got some precious great-Grandma time.
Next to arrive was Grandma T to celebrate our girl, and get some time with Sammy as well. I took embarrassingly few photos of Grandma with the kiddos, but you’ll have to imagine lots of cuddling, book reading, games being played, stories being told and general happiness all around the house.
Then, before Clare’s birthday even began, Papa arrived all the way from Tennessee. He’s just leaving tomorrow from a nice, long visit and we’re all a little sad about that. I did remember to pull the camera out for his visit to capture those simple, memorable moments like the farmers market visit, a trip to the playground, and water play in the back yard.
This is just the first of many posts about Clare’s birthday, a family photography session (with our favorite photographers), JP, Debbie and Maddy’s visit (!!) and a bunch of other stuff going on around here.