Two Birthdays and More!

Welcome to my Picture Perfect
Party Linky #80!

You can link your family friendly
photo post below.

It was Amanda's birthday on Friday and her party was on Saturday.

She wanted a My Little Pony birthday theme. My mom and
grandmother went to a party shop in the States (before we
arrived for a 5 week visit in July last summer) to take back
with us to South Africa. It's nice to be so organized. :)

I made the cake. I got the idea from Pinterest, thanks to Amanda

wanting to save pins on things that interest her. She has her own

board and it served me well!

As some of you know, I've begun making jewelry. My shop on
Etsy is called Alli Flair. Amanda designed little girl bracelets as
gifts for her friends and I helped her make them. She wanted
an identical one for her best friend, so you'll see that two
are the same.

I'm also wearing a necklace and bracelet in my birthday
photo that I made. It was my birthday on Monday.
I'm now 39 years old. Make sure you check out my
shop if you want to wear some flair!

Jessica, Amanda's big sister, took this photo.

The My Little Pony birthday cake
that I made.

Amanda's sisters did the decorations, so
that I could finish the cake in time.

These are the bracelets that Amanda designed and helped make.

Amanda with her big brother

My birthday cake and gift from my mom-in-law.

Indigenous flowers for my birthday.

I've got photos of this stunning view, delicious food,
and colonial decor to share with you on
my travel blog, 1camera1mom.

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Now on to my blog hop...

Come link up your Wordless Wednesday

(with or without words) or any picture post

at this Picture Perfect Party Linky.

Join me on this fun and easy blog hop!

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Picture Perfect Party Linky #29

I can hardly believe that this little girl will be five on Thursday!

Amanda is so much fun and brings us lots of joy.

In these pictures she's enjoying an afternoon

stroll with our dog, Benny, and me. She brought

her My Little Ponies with.

If you linked last week and left me a message,

I will still follow those up. I didn't get as

far as I had hoped and these last few days have

been busy with birthday preparations.

Now on to my blog hop...

Here's your chance to link up your Wordless Wednesday (with or without words)

or any picture post at this Picture Perfect Party Linky (P.P.P.L.)! Come join me

(Tina @ Amanda's Books and More) on this fun and easy blog hop!

If you host your own blog hop(s), then feel free to link them on my Blog Hops page!

If you're interested to be a guest co-host

on my Wednesday hop or my Saturday hop,

please send an email to:

morleychristina[at]gmail[dot]com

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Having fun with Pinterest - Part 2

I shared in my previous post how Amanda and I have been having fun with the paint projects I’ve learned about on Pinterest. I’ve also picked up a few new recipes and even tried one. There seems to be something about almost anything on this site.

There can also be a down side to all of it. For example, I’ve been enjoying looking at the many wonderful kids’ rooms concepts over the past few weeks. Amanda shares a room with her sister, Samantha, and posters are the main decoration on their walls. I began to think that their walls don’t look good enough anymore. It’s normal to want to keep up with modern trends, but it’s not always possible.

It began to weigh a little bit on my heart, but I didn’t voice my concern. So, I was quite surprised when, out of the blue, Amanda brought up the subject herself. As I was putting her to bed, she began counting out loud the number of Hello Kitty and Barbie posters on her wall. Then she asked me why she had more Hello Kitty posters than Barbie posters. For some reason she omitted her My Little Pony posters from the discussion. I gave her some short answer. Yes, I was being impatient, maybe because it had become a sensitive subject for me.

Then she said something that blew me away. She ended with, “My room is perfect!” I realize, once again, that God loves me, because that just says it all.

You might like to read “Out of the Mouths of Babes” if you haven’t already.

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