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Kimmy’s 30th Birthday

Kimmy’s 30th Birthday party represented a combination of all facets of her personality. From china-set sit down tea, to casual garden party, to bonfire, tiki-bar, tuna-fest. It was a magical afternoon in Woods Hole celebrating Kimmy’s 30th year.

^^Kimmy requested a Genoise cake, that was deliciously (and beautifully) made by her BF’s father and sister.^^

^^Champagne cocktails were provided by her BF’s brother-in-law, quite the mixologist.^^

^^We set the tea table with an assortment of china and silver and unique tea cups (thanks FGM Dellie, for expanding my collection as my wedding gift! They were all put to good use!^^

^^The vintage hats, gloves and aprons from FGM Jayne were perfect – and Kimmy’s hours of tassel-making created quite the festive atmosphere.^^

^^The Carts were decked in Lily for the occasion. Getting in proper garden-party spirit.^^

^^Guests arrived and got in the spirit.^^

^^Tea was enjoyed.^^

^^We toasted and wept.^^

^^And sang to the birthday girl.^^

^^Beautiful gardens for the larger garden party.^^

^^Oysters were shucked a plenty thanks to Kimmy’s Oyster Farmer BF (not pictured above).^^

^^The littles put on an impromptu concert for the crowd.^^

^^We ended the evening at Kimmy and Jake’s outdoor tiki bar, consuming vast quantities of raw tuna by a roaring fire in a trash can. Mad Max-style.^^

^^It was a very happy day, indeed.^^

Miss You

I’m sorry I’m too little to stay at Blooming Grove with you. I’m going to miss you so so so so much!

And so ensues great wails and sobs and cries of sadness and childhood heartache.

Sunny and Kaki lay in bed for nearly a hour yesterday afternoon while James and I packed up the car, processing, quite loudly, the four day separation that they were about to endure.

When I asked Sunny what prompted the tears, she replied, “I lay down in my bed and looked over at Courtland’s bed and realized that she wouldn’t be there tonight and that I would miss her so much and my tummy started to hurt because I don’t want to be away from her.”

Oh. My. Heart.

They were clutched together weeping and each expressing dismay that they couldn’t remain so, and while it was pitiful and sad, it also made my heart swell to witness the palpable feelings of love that they share for one another. While I hate to see them sad, I am grateful for the depth of feeling and emotion they have learned through their sisterhood.

Courtland has had a rough 24 hours without Sunny. Lots of tears and challenging behavior, but James and I are grateful to have some one-on-one time with her to process these emotions while Sunny stays with her grandparents and learns to fly fish and canoe like her daddy did at this age. They’ll be reunited in three days, so the separation is not for long. But oh, the scene yesterday would have had you thinking we were keeping them apart for eternity.