Happy Birthday Baby Girl! Although she's not a baby anymore! As with her big brother, we marked this milestone with an informal ceremony in the garden, and as two years before, we were blessed with a window of good weather in among a long week of dull, drizzly days. So we hosted the ceremony in the garden, homemade bunting (made from G's old babyclothes) flapping in the breeze above the 'sityooterie', or 'pergola' for those south of the border. Nana opened the proceedings with a prayer, then Mummy and Daddy said a few words about G & J. Before we took our vows, AuntyR read a poem, Little Fellow, (amended to 'she') to remind us of some of our parental responsibilities. We then made a series of promises to G, including to nurture, cherish, support her
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