Naomi turned 7 on July 24th. She wanted to celebrate our our friends' cottage. Brent and Joanne Gilchrist have been our good friends for what seems like forever -- or at least since we moved to Ottawa 15 years ago. So for her birthday that is where we went. We stayed the night. Favourite activities included making a cat cake to bring with us, making smores, catching fish and riding in the boat.
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| Birthday Cake #1 |
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| Naomi -- fish-catcher extraordinaire!!! |
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| Xavier -- fish-holder extraordinaire!! |
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| Xavier tubing with our friend Aubrey. Naomi preferred the safety of the boat. |
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| Fallen tree at the secret lake at the end of our walk through the forest. |
On our walk through the forest to the secret little lake (lac Riopelle) I found spearmint. Joanne had shown it to me the last time I have visited in the fall. If you chew on the leaves you will get a hint of that childhood flavour -- green leaf-shaped spearmint jellies covered in sugar. I was so pleased with myself that I remembered it and spotted it even without Joanne on the walk.
Party number two with the friends occured the following Saturday. The theme? Horses of course.
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| Birthday Cake #2 |
The horse pinata purchased weeks in advance was so well loved Naomi couldn't bare the thought of destroying it. So instead, ribbons were hung from a hole in its back. You pulled a ribbon out and it had a number attached to the end. The number led you to another ribbon with your same number hanging from the fence. Pull that ribbon and it was attached to a bag of candy. Yipeee!!!
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| Rhiannon choosing her ribbon. |
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| Everyone painted a wooden cut-out horse to take home. Naomi is queen of crafts!! |
Happy Birthday Naomi!!
What a fabulous party (and pinata, and cakes!)
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