This past Wednesday, we celebrated the first birthday of the year -- Isabella's! Her actual birthday was at the beginning of August so when we chanted the months as she walked around the sun candle carrying the globe we started with August. It's really a lovely ritual that indirectly imparts the relationship of the earth, the sun,and time. After each revolution we read a brief line from her life for that year. Next we sang Happy Birthday to her, she made a wish and then she blew out her candles -- it took forceful, repeated blows, but she was determined! We each had a chance to wish her happy birthday and give her a hug. The ceremony ended with a gift book from her to the class -- Northwest Baby Animals. It features photos by Art Wolfe -- Doni claims the photos are so cute it makes her tear up! Thank you very much, Isabella!
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