Elisabeth had a little birthday party for five of her friends on Monday afternoon. Sometimes even the low-key birthday parties that we do feel like a huge undertaking, and I was grateful that one of my friends ended up staying to help.

Anyway, it was a lovely party, although I didn't get as many photos as I wish I had -- too much else going on, I think! But here are some highlights:

Birthday wreath

Goodie bags

The cake

Puppet gnome

The birthday girl and buddy

Enjoying some of the day's gifts

(Click on the individual photos to get to the flickr pages ... more information on each photo there.)

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