practical help and encouragement for homemakers
by Joy Kincaid 24 Comments
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JES says
What a beautiful day and the most gorgeous cake ever!
Joy Kincaid says
Thank you! I know, that cake was just amazing! I'm so glad we got pictures of it before we cut into it!
Kelly-Anne @ Beautiful Girlhood says
Oh my! I couldn't get enough of all the exquisite beauty in this post! The pretty tea cups…the table settings…the cake! Oh! The cake – how beautiful and special! What a blessed birthday celebration and aww! Such lovely gifts, too! I'm so pleased to be visiting from The Art of Homemaking Mondays today!
Blessings and thank you so much for sharing this truly lovely post:)
Joy Kincaid says
Oh, thank you so much, Kelly-Anne! And thank you for visiting!
Amy M says
How sweet! And that cake looks amazing. Happy birthday!
Joy Kincaid says
Thank you, Amy! Yes, that cake was so special!
Kayla says
This is just the sweetest most beautiful party! What a special celebration! I love the theme and especially the banner and cake. Your girls did a marvelous job! Happy 40th!
Joy Kincaid says
Thank you, Kayla! 🙂
Hannah Avery says
Happy Birthday! What a beautiful party! "Her Children shall arise and call her blessed!"
-Hannah
Joy Kincaid says
Thank you, Hannah! I'm very blessed with such a sweet family! ♥
ymeaser says
Happy 40th birthday! I enjoy your blogs very much. This one especially, seeing that I recently turned 40 as well. It wasn't until I saw the date on the beautiful quilted table runner that I realized, we even share the same date!!! Makes me love you even more��. Thank you for sharing your special day with me!
Yvonne
Joy Kincaid says
Thank you, Yvonne! And happy birthday to you, too!! ♥
Julian says
Happy birthday! What a special and fun surprise for you! 40 is a different age, I'm now 41. You start to think about what difference you have made in the world, in your world like the home and outside. I have become more reflective.
I wish you many blessings of another year.
Christina
Joy Kincaid says
Thank you so much, Christina! ♥
Crafts 'n' Skills says
Oohh!! Last month I had that same one of my own! It was a very special blessed moment to turn 40 with all your loved ones and beautiful (handmade) gifts, right?!
Happy birthday!!
Joy Kincaid says
Happy Belated Birthday to you! Yes, turning 40 with friends and family making me feel so loved was a huge blessing! ♥
Anonymous says
WOW!!! Love all of this Joy; it's all so beautiful! My goodness lady, you sure did get loved on. (: Thanks for sharing your photos – – lovely indeed. Have a nice weekend!
Mitzi
Joy Kincaid says
Thank you, Mitzi! I hope you have a great weekend also! 🙂
Amber says
Wow! What a special day that must have been! I love all of those handmade gifts. The table runner from your mom and daughter will be such a cherished item, I'm sure!
Joy Kincaid says
It was very special! I really love the table runner–a friend and her daughter made it, and I'll cherish it always! Made me feel special that they went to all that trouble just for me! ♥
Bevy @ Treasured Up and Pondered says
Happy Birthday!! I remember my 40th!… almost two years ago now… and how special my husband pulled it off to surprise me!! It would have been, too.. except that someone (old acquaintance) who I hadn't heard from in "years" had sent me a birthday card (kind of shocking in and of itself) and then said "sorry, that they wouldn't be able to make it"… of course, I then knew something was up. Oh well… I'll never tell them. and it was still very wonderful.
You're special day – looks/looked fabulous!! Very nicely done.
Joy Kincaid says
Thank you, Bevy! That's so funny about the friend apologizing about not making it to your surprise party–I'm actually amazed that nothing like that happened with the party my girls planned! 🙂
Christy H says
Wonderful!! Happy Birthday!!!
Joy Kincaid says
Thank you, Christy! 🙂