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Tradition

We have a tradition of celebrating my Grandmother every year on her birthday.  Gramma Mary Caster was such a wonderful lady- I named my Mary after her.   She was born on 7/3/1920 and was the 6th child out of 12 children.   I remember making these peanut butter buck eyes with her when I was a kid so every year we do this on her birthday and we make sure to use her big plastic tupperware bowl.  Savvy is standing on her stool to reach the counter.  I just love using her things in our daily life!

Savvy’s Birthday Party

Savannah’s 3rd Birthday

We did our traditional presents at the table- Savvy came racing down the stairs that morning to see what was at the kitchen table.  The three presents on the left are from Daddy & Mommy.  The two presents on the right are from Mary & Nathan.   I took the big kids to Dollar General the night before Savvy’s birthday and gave them each $5 to pick out a present for Savvy.  Nathan got her some bubble solution and bubble blowers and a Happy Birthday Balloon.  Mary picked out a pair of purple Dora pajamas and a pack of M&M’s.   From Daddy & Mommy- her very own piggy bank just like the one Mary & Nathan have, a color sorter/stacker game and a beautiful Waldorf Style doll with blond hair and blue/green eyes just like Savvy.    Savannah named her “Claire” and has taken to calling her “clairey” except she is having trouble with her r’s  so she pronounces it “clailey” which is just to cute.  :D

The table in the morning.

Savvy’s first sight of the table and her presents.

Nathan and Savvy with the gifts her picked out for her.

The piggy bank from Daddy & Mommy.

Color sorter/stacker game.

Savannah with Claire.

That evening we had her Birthday Dinner. Paw Paw came but Mimi was sick.  Ms. Barbie came too.   Aunt Sarah and Alec would have come except she had to work that night.    We had a lovely dinner and Savannah got some very generous presents.  From Paw Paw & Mimi- a princess puzzle, doughnut set, (long awaited and much desired) healthy snack set and a pink feather boa.   From Ms. Barbie- Savvy’s very own pair of binoculars (finally!) and a set of the Snap N’ Style Dogs.

Savannah loves cupcakes so we made her a giant cupcake cake.   The frosting tip is cracked so the frosting didn’t come out quite right.   Kip found this marshmallow cupcakes on a stick (kind of like Peeps) at CVS and brought them home to put on top of her cake.  She was thrilled with her cake.

Opening her presents from Paw Paw & Mimi.

Her binoculars from Ms. Barbie.

Paw Paw and Lyra- he sure does love babies!

On Sunday, 8/15 we had our Family Dinner celebrating 4 birthdays- Alec’s 12 (7/21), Aunt Sarah’s 33rd (7/25), Savvy’s 3rd (8/13) and Uncle Mikey’s 32nd (8/30).   MeMa and Papa James brought Savvy the CUTEST Strawberry Shortcake House!   Aunt Sarah and Alec gave her a stuffed Dora, Swiper and Boots, which she has slept with ever since!

Savannah opening her Strawberry Shortcake House. Helicopter lollipops for all the kids courtesy of Mema.

Funny picture from during her birthday day- Barbie was babysitting while I did last minute errands to get ready for the party that night and Sunday- she brought them ice cream cones.   I think they enjoyed them!

First Sight of the Christmas Tree, 2009

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Every year Kip & I wait until the kids are in bed to decorate the tree. We never tell them when we are going to do it so it’s a surprise when they come down in the morning. When they went to bed the night before there was no tree- when they wake up-SURPRISE!

Last year our fake tree died so we decided to get a real one this year.   The kids helped pick the tree out on Sunday but didn’t know when we were going to decorate it- we waited until Tuesday night to do it so that it would still be somewhat of  a surprise.

I love this picture of Mary & Nathan!

Nathan is saying “No, No, Savanny.  Don’t touch!”

Celebrating Gramma’s Birthday

July 3, 2009

As I’m sure I’ve mentioned numerous times before,  Mary was named after my grandmother- Mary Elizabeth Caster Fairchild.   She was such a wonderful, Godly lady.   I was just thrilled when Mary was born- I had a blue-eyed little girl to name after Gramma Mary.

She passed away in November, 2000.   Every year since then, I make Buckeyes on her birthday as a way of remembering her. I make Buckeyes because I have this really clear memory of spending the night at her house one COLD winter night in Upstate New York.  It was early evening, pitch dark out and I remember the warm glow of the kitchen and the two of us rolling the little peanut butter balls and dipping them in the chocolate.   Such a fun night.  :)

Here are pictures of my three kids helping me to make Buckeyes on Friday, July 3rd.   She would have been 89 years old.

Mary (5 years old) and Nathan (4 years old).  The large tupperware bowl we used to mix the ingredients was Gramma Mary’s bread bowl.   I use it all the time and it makes me smile.

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