Meg is 21
OK, I'm a bit late with this, I know.
Meg's 21st birthday was LAST month, on Valentine's Day. And then last week (March 21st) was World Down Syndrome Day.
Very often I post something about my daughter on both of these days, but at the very least on one of them.
I could come up with a load of excuses, but I don't really have any, so I'll make it up to everyone who only comes to my blog to see my daughter, by posting lots of photos at the end.
As it was Meg's 21st, we felt we had to give in to her demands for a big party where she could invite lots of friends, so we hired Ringford Village Hall for the Saturday following her birthday, and the invites went out.
I got in touch with Cafe Largo, who I photographed a couple of years back (see Cafe Largo), who played live music for us, and a fun evening was had by all.
Meg with her wee nephew, Alfie
Cafe Largo
Dancing with friends
But for all the organising, hall hire, invitations, food preparation, decorations, cake baking and so on, the biggest thing me and Maggie was,
21?
How on earth can Meg be 21?
This tiny baby, an otherworldly fairy child, is now a grown woman in her 20s.
A few days before the party, Maggie and I went through the old photo albums, and then the hundreds of folders of images on the computer, to create a selection of photos of Meg across the years. These were then printed up and attached to the strings of fairy-lights decorating the hall.
All the photos before 2004 were pre-digital, so I had to take photos of the photos while they were still in the old albums. Covered in a thin film of cellophane, it was a nightmare due to the reflections, but I didn't dare remove it, because it would never have stuck back down again.
So here, for those who would wish to overdose on the specialness of Meg, here are our selection.
1998 - a few weeks after her heart operation - about 6 months old
1998
1999
2000
2000
2000
2000
2001 - she's learning to run
2003
2003
2003 - first day at school
2005 - a mermaid - and we now have a digital camera
2005
2005
2006 - at the beach in France
2007 - pirate
2008 - just before her first haircut
2008 - Meg's Summer Kitchen Exhibition
2009
2010
2010 - finishing the ice cream
2010
2010 - becoming a photographer
2012
2012
2013
2013
2014 - making a Mother's Day cake
2016
2019 - a Mocha with her Dad
Meg's 21st birthday was LAST month, on Valentine's Day. And then last week (March 21st) was World Down Syndrome Day.
Very often I post something about my daughter on both of these days, but at the very least on one of them.
I could come up with a load of excuses, but I don't really have any, so I'll make it up to everyone who only comes to my blog to see my daughter, by posting lots of photos at the end.
As it was Meg's 21st, we felt we had to give in to her demands for a big party where she could invite lots of friends, so we hired Ringford Village Hall for the Saturday following her birthday, and the invites went out.
I got in touch with Cafe Largo, who I photographed a couple of years back (see Cafe Largo), who played live music for us, and a fun evening was had by all.
Meg with her wee nephew, Alfie
Cafe Largo
Dancing with friends
But for all the organising, hall hire, invitations, food preparation, decorations, cake baking and so on, the biggest thing me and Maggie was,
21?
How on earth can Meg be 21?
This tiny baby, an otherworldly fairy child, is now a grown woman in her 20s.
A few days before the party, Maggie and I went through the old photo albums, and then the hundreds of folders of images on the computer, to create a selection of photos of Meg across the years. These were then printed up and attached to the strings of fairy-lights decorating the hall.
All the photos before 2004 were pre-digital, so I had to take photos of the photos while they were still in the old albums. Covered in a thin film of cellophane, it was a nightmare due to the reflections, but I didn't dare remove it, because it would never have stuck back down again.
So here, for those who would wish to overdose on the specialness of Meg, here are our selection.
1998 - a few weeks after her heart operation - about 6 months old
1998
1999
2000
2000
2000
2000
2001 - she's learning to run
2003
2003
2003 - first day at school
2005 - a mermaid - and we now have a digital camera
2005
2005
2006 - at the beach in France
2007 - pirate
2008 - just before her first haircut
2008 - Meg's Summer Kitchen Exhibition
2009
2010
2010 - finishing the ice cream
2010
2010 - becoming a photographer
2012
2012
2013
2013
2014 - making a Mother's Day cake
2016
2019 - a Mocha with her Dad
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