eleven. no way.
Monday, November 03, 2008I know. Pretty hard for me to believe, too. Halloween came and went. We had Rocky, Madeline, and a Purple Octopus in the house.
And today, we counted to eleven. Over and over. Eleven balloons.
Eleven flowers placed in a vase from pappy, that arrived in the hospital in 1997. Eleven years ago. 
And a very delicious, time consuming, cake. That held all the wishes of an eleven year old.
Yep. Today was a very special day.
Happy November.
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Happy Birthday Libby! Lovely post as always - it shines through how much you love your family and how lucky they are to have parents that love them. Enjoy the coming year. g
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, Libby!!!!
ReplyDeleteFirst timer here. Thank you for sharing your life with us. I always look forward to reading the special things you do with your family, lovingly and creatively.
ReplyDeleteI wanted to send a Happy Birtday to Libby! May all your wishes come true.
Eleven? Wow. I thought 10 was hard. That and 18.
ReplyDeleteLove that cake - very nice work!!
oops typo... Happy Birthday!
ReplyDeletethough if we were on Sesame Street a BIRTday would be appropriate if you were a muppet. :-)
Happy, happy birthday, Libby!
ReplyDeleteYour cake looks deelish!
~from Laurel
Happy birthday Libby!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday!!
ReplyDeleteBalloon wishes and sugar sweet dreams always, all ways, for your dear daughter on her 11th birthday!
ReplyDeleteHappy day to Libby and to her mom. 11 is big. We're at 10 and a half right now and 11 still feels far away! That cake looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Libby! I never realized that our daughters are the same age - mine just turned 11 3 in mid-October. Now I understand why she liked the sweater you made for Libby (we used it as a basis to design her own sweater). Eleven is a big one!
ReplyDeletehappy 11 to libby and to you!
ReplyDeleteOh, happy day to Libby! And welcome to pre-teen joy for mom! Love the cake, though! Will be putting it to use for my own little bundle of preteen "joy" in a couple of weeks...
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday wishes to Libby! What a joyous celebration you had.
ReplyDeleteAll the best in the future.
Happy Birthday to Libby ! How exciting and what great pictures of the celebration.
ReplyDeleteLibby, I hope you have an awesome 11th year. Happy birthday to you!!
ReplyDeleteFor sure you had a very happy 11 year old! Happy 11th Birthday Libby! Oh, the cake was very special Leslie!
ReplyDeleteHow terrifically sweet! Happy Birthday to you, beautiful girl! You are on the verge of so many wonderful things to come.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Libby!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Libby! And good luck to you Leslie...a girl in her "tweens." My suggestion...drink lots of wine :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Libby!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday Libby! And happy birthday Leslie!
ReplyDeleteOh happy day! 11, what a wonderful age! the pictures are beautiful
ReplyDeleteWhen every birthday approaches it always seems so unbelievable doesn't it?
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Libby!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday! Looks like a yummy cake, there must ALWAYS be cake on birthdays!
ReplyDeleteHAPPY BIRTHDAY Libby!!
ReplyDeleteAnd.... WOW!! That's an incredible cake!!!
I begin to think that you're a very good cook !!
:-) BYE!!
Hope you had a fantastic day Libby! Your cake looks so yummy!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Libby! All the awesome chicks are born in November!
ReplyDeleteI am an awesome chick too!
Beautiful tribute--I hope your daughter has a lovely birthday.
ReplyDeleteI have an eleven year old as well...it's a great year! Happy Birthday Libby! That cake looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to Libby, my daughter turned 11 in July and it was a special number for her too.
ReplyDeleteI got a book that reminds me of you and your family's traditions. The Creative Family by Amanda Blake Soule. I love the way you make the kids feel special on their big day.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Libby. That is one AWESOME looking cake your mom made - you lucky lucky girl.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to Libby! The cake look extremely delicious.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Libby! Looks like a super yummy cake. Hope you enjoy the rest of the week too.
ReplyDeletehappy birthday libby!
ReplyDeleteLeslie, this is too funny! Our kids are almost the exact same age--Pia was born 11/6/97:)
ReplyDeleteYay! Libby is eleven. I hope she has a very special day.
ReplyDeleteGreetings from Ireland for the birthday girl and for mum. I love your blog it is very inspiring and your photos are magnificent. Many more happy years for Libby and thank you for sharing all your events with the blog community. The photo of your mum, your sisters and yourself recreated is so special. Margie.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Libby!!! hope your year is GREAT!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Libby!!!
ReplyDeletehappy happy birthday libby!
ReplyDelete{i'm having a hard time wrapping my head around nine. i can't imagine eleven.}
happy birthday libby!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, Libby! You have the same birthday as my son except that he turned 16 yesterday!
ReplyDeleteHappy 11th Birthday, Libby! And many many more.....
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Libby! It's a good day for it :) Today is my birthday as well! I'm a *little* older than 11 though. But just a little :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Libby!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to all of you!it's your party too,you know:-))
ReplyDeleteThe cake is amazing!
Happy belated birthday, Libby!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful cake, Leslie -- actually, just beautiful photos altogether.
happy birthday, Libby!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to Libby. Treasure these times Leslie (I know you do). The years fly by!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to your Libby! My Libby is almost 9! What a lovely cake!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteI love making, decorating and eating cakes (birthday cakes are always a lot of fun), so it was a lot of fun to see that one sitting there!
Happy birthday Libby!
ReplyDelete[I've been thinking of the balloons since I saw them on Flickr earlier today!]
I hope that Libby had a specatular 11th birthday! The balloons are such a fabulous idea.
ReplyDeletehappy birthday libby!!! they really grow up fast. my youngest will be 15 in a few weeks and my oldest is 21. wow!
ReplyDeleteI hope she had a wonderful day!
ReplyDeleteYou're going to have to change your blog statement that you have 3 young children to 3 young adults! Happy b-day to Libby, the cake looks YUM!!!
ReplyDeletei wanted to tell you how inspiring your blog has been to me. i really appreciate your musings, photos and of course, all the beautiful knitwear!
ReplyDeleteand a big Happy Birthday to your Libby! where does the time go huh?
:D
What fun! Happy Birthday to your Libby!
ReplyDeleteMy Libby will turn 8 this winter- she's my oldest girl. I hope and pray that I can be an effective enough Mommy that when this brief time of raising her is over, she will go out from here a capable and confident young lady. I know you're doing the same for your Libby, and I have every confidence that you'll succeed.
Keep up the great work, Mommy!
Happy knitting-
ali
Oh 11, my gosh, such an important age. Belated Happy Birthday to Libby.
ReplyDeleteThat cake looks just heavenly, did it taste as wonderful as it looks?
Happy Birthday to Libby! What a beautiful cake.
ReplyDeleteEleven was my favorite age . . .
Oh my goodness that's a pretty cake! Happy Birthday Libby!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to your girl!!
ReplyDeleteAnd I just adore that balloon shot...just perfect!