Birthday flowers, tea, & friends!

For at least the past three years, our daylilies have begun blooming exactly on my birthday. So even though roses are my birth flower, these daylilies are evidently my birth-day flower.

I was saying all week that they’d start blooming on Wednesday, and they did. Kathryn noticed the blooms before I did, and was so excited. She volunteered to take my picture with the daylilies if I did the settings on the camera…

My dad stopped by to deliver my birthday card and visit for a bit. Then my mom picked us up to go to tea; every year for almost ten years now, I’ve celebrated my birthday with tea at my favorite tea room. Last year was a bit different because we were busy meeting Lindsey! I do love tea, but of course, meeting our future daughter took precedence. This year, I’m blessed to have TWO daughters celebrating with me!

Don’t you love my birthday “cake”? I took this photo after we got home, but you can also see it in the group photo below. My crafty friend Jenifer made it. We had a bit of a mishap with the stand, but it’s still all good! Making a flower cake like this has been on my project list forever, but I’ve yet to actually make one. I adore it!

Our waitress took this photo. Our group from left to right: Lindsey (Jenifer’s daughter), Jenifer, Emilie (also Jen’s daughter), my Lindsey, me, Kathryn, my Mom, Tina (with her adorable baby bump), and Angela! I love every one of these gals! Ken surprised me by taking the afternoon off and bringing me a bouquet of flowers.  I spent the rest of the day enjoying my family, playing games, talking, and going out for dinner.

This was a good day, and I am so very thankful.

13 responses to “Birthday flowers, tea, & friends!”

  1. Erin Avatar

    Sounds like a delightful day! 🙂

  2. Ellen Avatar

    I adore the flower cake! What a beautiful gift. And a lovely day, too. I’m planning to plant some old-fashioned orange daylilies in my yard this fall. I remember them blooming all over a hill at my grandmother’s house.

  3. Tina Avatar

    I so want to have my birthday celebration there! Can I copy you? 🙂 Loved it!

    1. Jamie Avatar

      Yes, Tina, you can totally copy me, as long I’m invited! 😉

  4. Joelle Avatar

    Happy Birthday! And many more years to you.

  5. september Avatar

    What a lovely day you had – Happy Birthday 🙂

  6. Samantha Avatar

    Love the birthday cake – are the flowers real or artificial? So pretty!

    Samantha

    1. Jamie Avatar

      Samantha,
      Yes, those flowers are real!

  7. Shannon Avatar

    Happy belated birthday! Looks like you had a lovely day.

    Are those Ugandan beads you’re wearing? I just got mine in the mail from 147 million orphans ministry, and I love them.

    You’re new blog is beautiful, btw!

    Blessings,
    Shannon

    1. Jamie Avatar

      Yep! Those are Ugandan paper beads I’m wearing. Love ’em!

  8. Lizzie Avatar

    I love your blog. Came by from Blogfrog where you are my newest follower. Always nice to connect with another sister in Christ and homeschooler. I love Training Hearts and Teaching Minds, awesome book. Are you, by any chance on the WTM boards? Happy Birthday too.

  9. Angie @ Many Little Blessings Avatar

    Happy Belated Birthday!

    I have the exact same (basically) necklace that you have on! Is it one made by women in Africa?

  10. Angie @ Many Little Blessings Avatar

    Oops! Now I see that you already answered that question up above. 😉

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