so of course i waited until the very last minute to plan elodie's birthday party. i decided to have it early this year and am now wondering why i would do such a silly thing. i had just started to look at some seriously cute ideas for birthday inspiration (which gave me a mild panic attack) when thankfully a friend passed on the birthday book. in a nutshell, the book laid out the essential ingredients of a birthday party.
‘they are: a cake to share with those who are close to us, a candle on the cake, greetings, blessings or gifts from family or friends. nothing more is required, everything else – flowers, decorations, games, dancing, entertainment – are loving elaborations of these three essentials which are needed to feed the whole of ourselves, our body, soul and spirit. everyone requires nourishment on these three levels if they are to grow, thrive and fulfill their destiny.’
of course, this isn't going to stop me from wanting to pull together a cute and fun party between now and saturday but i think it helps me be more kind to myself and realize that the most important aspects of the celebration are:
love
friends
family
singing
laughter
and a remembrance of how special this little person is to us and that we are so very blessed to be helping her on the path of her life.
the book also has a lot of ideas for birthday traditions to establish such as greeting the child by a number of birthday kisses equal to his/her age and making the child a 'fairy path' leading him/her from the bedroom to a special birthday breakfast. i can't wait to do both of those on her special day!
image here (michael turned me on to geronimo balloons - amazing!)
of course, this isn't going to stop me from wanting to pull together a cute and fun party between now and saturday but i think it helps me be more kind to myself and realize that the most important aspects of the celebration are:
love
friends
family
singing
laughter
and a remembrance of how special this little person is to us and that we are so very blessed to be helping her on the path of her life.
the book also has a lot of ideas for birthday traditions to establish such as greeting the child by a number of birthday kisses equal to his/her age and making the child a 'fairy path' leading him/her from the bedroom to a special birthday breakfast. i can't wait to do both of those on her special day!
image here (michael turned me on to geronimo balloons - amazing!)