Onze

March is a month filled with special days! This month Charity had a special day - her birthday! She was so cute. She presented us about 3 weeks before her birthday, with a list of gifts she wanted. She even had it itemized out as to who would buy her which gifts - of course that is smart because then she doesn't get any duplicates! Well, we took that list and made sure everyone knew what was expected, then we worked on the surprises....

Here was the expected...

And here are the surprises...

Of course we did cake first. A few birthdays ago we let the kids convince us to let them open gifts first and then come back for cake later... as it turned out we waited 3 days to cut the cake because that birthday gift was sooooooo cool! We decided that small pieces of cake at least let us get the candle blowing fun out of the way so that gifts can be fully enjoyed!

So if you count the candles you can figure out how old she is and if you don't know what the word 'onze' means it is how old she is in french! (One of the few french words I remember from my french class back in my high school days)

Birthdays are such joys! At our house they are always eagerly anticipated and enjoyed. I love that we celebrate without fail the birth of our spirits onto this earth and of course the fact that they were born into a physical body. What glorious things we have seen and felt. We are so blessed to enjoy mortality and as we always keep the Lord in mind, we will always feel that certain joy that comes with knowing we are here to learn and grow in goodness. The resultant joy is unmeasurable!