Today at our house is a big birthday party. Because there are 6 birthdays within a space of 4 weeks, we do one party for them all.
From oldest—Nevaeh turning 3 —
to the oldest—her Poppa.
I won’t tell you how old he is this year but I will share some pictures of him.

 
 
Here he is with his older sister and younger brother in front of the farm home.
 
One of him as a young man and then as a more mature one.
  
 
 
 
 
 
It is also my live-in client’s  birthday. He will be 70.
There are three more adults celebrating with us today.
I am serving a Frozen ice cream cake for the little one. It cracks me up to think of a Frozen frozen cake. I made a quinoa chocolate cake for those who can’t do dairy or wheat.
As a child, I found family celebrations lacked excitement. Apart from birthday parties shared with friends, family celebrations were small as we had no relatives nearby. So sharing birthdays and other special occasions with a crowd satisfies something I felt was missing in my life when I was young.
I hope it creates happy memories for my children, my grandchildren, my client, and everyone else involved.
How do you feel about celebrations? Do you prefer quiet ones, or big ones? Why?