we crowned her with flowers ... we decorated her belly ... (and ourselves ...) we made a necklace ... with bead from each of us,...

my grandma made that snowflake. along with at least a hundred others.  she crocheted them.  and then stiffened them.  and made them into ...

in just about one month... we had five birthdays plus christmas .  my husband, my sister-in-law, both nieces, and my mom.  all in a month. ...