July… our time together will soon come to an end for another year. We have felt your moods — the burning kiss of sun on skin, sweet breezes brushing against our cheeks, rains cooling and refreshing the air around us.
We have also, however, enjoyed the leisure and entertainment you’ve provided. From long weekends to vacations and special events, like Canada Day and Independence Day, July is the month to party.
This month the team at Vital Imagery Ltd., marked 11 years of delivering top-quality online images to customers for business and personal use. As well, two colleagues have celebrated their special days recently, while there have been several July celebrants among our extended family.
And as the light fades on July’s final sultry days, our family is getting set to make merry at our granddaughter’s birthday bash. Little Missy is turning five and the unicorn-themed event will be highlighted as always with games, cake and ice-cream, followed by an evening campfire and fireworks.
Summer birthdays are the best. However, until the arrival of Missy, only one member of the family was fortunate enough to celebrate then. While our eldest made his debut on a blisteringly warm July 2, his three siblings, my husband and I, were all welcomed into this world as days were getting shorter and temperatures colder.
I remember how envious of our son’s birthday his sisters and brother were when growing up. No matter how great we tried to make their parties, the fact remained that summer bashes are best. They weren’t very old when they recognized that that summer party was always a blast and offered more options for everything from location to activities.
Over the years we opted to host guests for our boy’s event at our summer place or at a backyard fete. The numbers were generally greater than our fall and winter celebrants’ shindigs boasted since the outdoors offer infinite space in which to move. Rather than a few hours of partying, as was the case for the rest of us, the fun at the July fêtes always lingered.
As the encroaching darkness at day’s end came so much later, it only made sense that the festivities be prolonged. Adults, never eager to give up on a gorgeous evening, packed up weary children and headed home well past bedtime.
Gathering a group of people together to party, when the weather is conducive to outdoor activities is evidently a much preferred situation to cramming guests indoors. Even on rainy days there are typically breaks that allow for a bit of fresh air.
So, in planning Missy’s day, our daughter has always taken full advantage of the great outdoors. The festivities should be the perfect way to end off a lovely summer month.
With so fun in mind for the weekend, it’s hard not to be in the party mood. There’s probably nothing that conveys that vibe better than birthday animations. From noisemakers and balloons to candles on cakes and happy children they can all be found in this adorable collection from Animation Factory
