Friday 16 August 2024

Happy birthday, Caitlin!

 When daughter Caitlin was born, we were living in Toronto (see my post on that house)! We moved to Ottawa when she was two. We are very proud of her. I remember sitting in a small kiddy pool in that teeny (18' wide) backyard trying to cool off, very pregnant and very hot. Summer is a great time with a new born. 

We are so very proud of her. A wife, mother, hydrogeologist,  and a wonderful daughter. 

Over the years, we've had fun with cakes for her. Well, it is mostly Grampa who comes up with these brilliant ideas! 





Joe ordered this one.
They can put anything on the cake.
It's a Game of Thrones thing.

This one was really fun time, a bouquet made of fruits, some dipped in chocolate! This was in Bala.


Caitlin followed a crazy cake account, with a cake fail meme. We ordered her a 'Happy Anniversary Katelyn' cake, one year. The cake maker followed the account, too, and was tickled with the brief. 



I asked if there was anything she wanted for her birthday this year, since we haven't been any where to shop, or find a special something. It's difficult to but your adult children clothes, they have their own styles. 
Caitlin requested flowers! That was a great idea. That I could do online. This is what I hope she gets! 

iPhoto has a feature, and I created a video of Caitlin over the years.


Caitlin from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

11 comments:

Barbara Rogers said...

Happy birthday to your daughter. We both (you and I) had a baby on this date...probably a few or more years apart! My son Russ was born in 67. It was an emergency C-Sect. for him, a placenta previa. He has all the qualities of a Virgo, as he wasn't due till Sept. something. Just goes to show how astrology really works (or doesn't)

Barbara Rogers said...

Oh, I loved the video. Will have to learn how to do that!

Anvilcloud said...

Happy Birthday to Caitlin. She seems like a very nice and fun person.

Far Side of Fifty said...

Happy Birthday to your Caitlin!

RedPat said...

Happy Birthday to Caitlin. I'm sure there will be a fun cake sometime in the near future.

Nancy J said...

Flowers and the iPhoto video, perfect for Caitlin. Happy Birthday dear friend from down in New Zealand. Your visit here was so special.

tz_garden said...

Happy Birthday to Caitlin! Family birthdays are always so fun :)

Ontario Wanderer said...

Lovely cakes for a lovely daughter!

Christine said...

Happy Birthday Caitlin!

Red said...

Wish Caitlin a happy birthday. It's a thrill to wish adult children a happy birthday.

DeniseinVA said...

Happy Birthday Caitlin! Sweet photos and video. You chose pretty music to go with it. I enjoyed looking at all her cakes too. Thank you for letting us share in this lovely celebration.