Jul 31, 2011

12



dear L.
you've already been hit so hard and have more on your shoulders than your friends. i can't tell you well enough how proud of you i am and how much i love you. so just let me borrow a few lines of a song for you as you blow your twelve candles




"my wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to be,
your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,
you never need to carry more than you can hold,
and while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
i hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too
"




you said you'd remember lighting a few sky lanterns on the beach at night & watching them disappear over the ocean (i wouldn't recommend to do this inland) for a long time... i'm glad you liked the surprise. 
h a p p y   b i r t h d a y  my sweet girl, and here's to a second party weekend to come !

35 comments:

  1. Gorgeous! Happy birthday Miss 12!

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  2. ça a l'air d'avoir été très sympa :) et oui oui oui c'est trop chouette les bougies dans le ciel :)
    Joyeux anniversaire un peu en retard alors
    PS: désolée, je ne savais pas :(

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  3. Quelle belle fête! Happy belated birthday to your daughter Valérie!

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  4. Oh,happy birthday to L! She looks so pretty and happy:) And your party looks wonderful!
    I would've loved those lanterns too..what a great idea.

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  5. Happy Birthday to L! You sure know how to make things look pretty... and your love for your daughter shows :). Hope you'll have a wonderful August!!! Keep in touch! Hugs, memmu :) ps. Somehow I can't leave a comment as signed in with Google account... :(

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  6. Happy birthday jolie L. !
    Quelle belle fête, c'est magnifique.

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  7. C'est toujours magique chez toi! Je souhaite à ta jolie L. un merveilleux anniversaire et je l'embrasse bien fort!

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  8. Birthday!!!! All our love to your lovely daughter, and all the best and a wonderful celebration. Twelve years is a very special number, and an especially good time.
    Enjoy the time, dear L.

    The cake looks so delicious!

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  9. Happy, Happy Birthday!

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  10. Joyeux Anniversaire! Je suis d'accord avec (a? de? je vous en pris d'excuser ma francais) Mamacami - c'est toujours magique chez vous.
    The lanterns are beautiful!

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  11. Happy birthday to your beautiful girl!

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  12. Wishing your beautiful girl a beautiful year! :o) ((HUGS))

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  13. such a lovely daughter & lovely party decorations... seeing the lanterns reminds me of a scene in the Tangled movie (not sure if you've seen it)

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  14. Happy birthday to your girl ... wonderful photos and that cake is almost too pretty to be eaten :D

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  15. Happy Birthday to so lovely mum and daughter.She is a lucky girl to have you as her mum.Many beautiful days to you♥
    and many thank you for your words to me
    xx
    maria

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  16. You have such a beautiful daughter. Happy birthday L!

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  17. Wishing your beautiful daughter a very happy birthday!

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  18. 12 beautiful happy birthdays to your adorable girl. I hope that all the celebrations will be joyfull and full of love. :))

    She looks so happy and confident - you must be so utterly proud of her, Valerie. Well, it shows from the post and the song that you are.
    I totally recognize the feelings from myself and my children.

    Take care. I hope the summer will be wonderful to you and your loved ones.

    Ulla XX

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  19. Valerie, you did such a lovely job of celebrating L's birthday! Beautiful as always, and she looks so happy.

    Very Happy belated birthday wishes to one darling little girl :)

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  20. I can't see the comment link on your posts, I just followed the link you made from the other post that I can write to you now.
    anyway, happy belated birthday dear Valerie! Wish you a year full of happy moments with your family. :)

    xo

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  21. Oops. I wrote Valerie, instead of L.! :p

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  22. Magnifiques les photos des 12 ans de ta fille ! ... alors bon' anniv' avec un peu de retard ;)

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  23. Félicitations pour votre anniversaire (plus tard)! Votre fille tout le meilleur et amusez-vous à l'Open Air Cinéma (viva Google traducteur)

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  24. What a beautifully written wish!

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  25. Happy belated birthday to L!

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  26. Coucou!
    quelle belle fête!
    Valérie tu as toujours le chic pour le décor!...
    biz
    As tu reçu les mails du 2 et du 5 aout?
    A bientôt

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  27. Gorgeous photos, gorgeous cake, gorgeous girl!!! What a very sweet song you dedicated to her, I love it. A very Happy (belated!) Birthday to you L.!!!

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  28. marie ( café tricot)August 17, 2011

    Toujours de très belles photos, tu as vraiment beaucoup de talent, Valérie, mais il faut dire que tu as un si joli modèle ....
    Bisous

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  29. thank you & merci everyone !
    L. enjoyed reading your lovely wishes !

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  30. Wonderful pictures of a beautiful and happy girl.
    Belated birthday wishes to her.
    And to her proud mother of course :)
    Hugs, Pauline

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  31. Quel belle fête d'anniversaire. Le gâteau avait l'air délicieux. Ta fille a beaucoup de chance d'avoir une maman aussi attentionné.
    Et comme d'ahbitude, tu as un grand talent pour prendre des photos.
    Bonne journée ou soirée

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  32. Je suis en retard mais belle, très belle L, je te souhaite un fort heureux anniversaire. Je me souviens très bien de votre duo à mon oreille pour le mien qui m'avait beaucoup touché. A la vue de ces photos lumineuses, je ne doute pas que tu ais passé une belle journée. Bises à partager avec ta maman.

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