Before Sunny turned 1 year old, I decided that I wanted her party theme to be one that was not so common and a bit off of the beaten path. I decided to base it on a song. Naturally, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and “You are My Sunshine” were ones that immediately came to mind. …
When I set out to plan a Ghostbusters birthday party, I was highly ambitious. But as the date grew closer, I got behind and started panicking because I hadn’t gotten anything made yet. We hit our local party stores, and surprisingly, they didn’t have a single Ghostbusters party item. No paper invitations, no decorations, nada. I had no …
Our children grow faster than we can believe, don’t they? It’s amazing how their young minds works. I love listening to my children explain their thoughts on some of the bigger things in life. It’s interesting how a simple question from me can spark a half hour long conversation about a topic. In the spirit of these …
Bear fell in love with Matchbox and Hot Wheels cars when he was almost three years old. So for his 3 year old birthday, I dug through bins and hangers in several stores to find 3 vehicles with the number 3 on them. He got these as a present. I did the same thing for …
i had originally planned to spend 3 days sharing Bear’s lego pirate birthday party with you so as not to bog you down with a bunch of pictures. i changed my mind and cut out some pics just so i could bundle all of Bear’s 4th birthday into one post. i envisioned making …
Sixteen finds me blowing out candles and making wishes And all around me is everyone but the one I’m wishing for And he sent me flowers and gift-wrapped excuses From a daddy whose daughter wants to see him again And I know, I know, it’s just another birthday But I guess I thought this would …
hello lovelies! i think i’ve mentioned it a few times {and totally not trying to solicit “happy birthdays”} but it’s my birthday week. to celebrate, i was going to have a virtual 80s birthday party with some great fLasHBaCKs from when most of us were kids/teens/young adults. but instead i decided to do something a bit …
birthdays always make me think about how fast time flies by and all the things i haven’t done. but this year, i’m looking ahead to all of the beautiful moments that have yet to come.
Bear has an iMaGinaRY fRieND. her name is jeTTa. as in jetta from the clifford the big red dog books. she goes to the store with us, sleeps with us, you name the activity, she’s usually there. so it was no surprise that Bear decided he needed to make her a birthday cake. so i …
every year, i make Bear a biRThdAY sHiRT. it generally goes along with the theme of his party. his 1st birthday The Polka Dot party his 2nd birthday The Clifford party and just a couple weeks ago… his 3rd birthday For the Bob the Builder party (it’s the same pattern as Bob’s shirt) …
