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Before my youngest turned 10 last week, he declared that he wanted a Doctor Who themed birthday party. Now, throwing parties is not my thing. Parties take a whole lot out of me, and so I try to avoid being a party host as much as possible. But AJ is my youngest and he’s […]
Monday was quite a milestone birthday in our family. My youngest - my baby boy - turned 10. A double digits birthday. That means that all of us are double digits (and by default, I guess that makes us old!). AJ has never been much of a fan of traditional toys…so when he made […]
A few years ago, my oldest daughter taught me how to make zebra cakes. I was shocked at how easy they were to make but mostly how brilliantly fun the presentation was. Yesterday, when my birthday boy asked for a chocolate and vanilla cake, I immediately thought of making a zebra cake…but because I […]
It’s kind of hard to believe that my baby #3 just turned 14 this past week. Although…considering the fact that he has grown so much in this past year that he’s towering over me and even taller than his dad, I suppose it should surprise me that much. It’s also pretty hard to believe […]
Birthdays are pretty frequent occurrence at our house, with 7 birthdays in 7 different months. I was excited participate in the Reddi-wip #PartyReddi campaign, because who doesn’t love an excuse to celebrate a birthday? Although I have been compensated, all opinions are my own. No matter if we’re celebrating a first birthday or a […]
I remember sharing a family picture from Necco’s 15th birthday - nearly a month ago now! - on Facebook. But apparently the month of June really WAS so crazy that I neglected to “officially” post about her special day. And considering how infrequently I show up in pictures with my kids, it would really […]
It has been a LONG day, but WHAT a night! my just-turning 15-year-old daughter and I just got back home from an AMAZING night at the National Theater, where West Side Story just opened. The music, the dancing - Wow! It was an amazing way to spend a night out together, just the two […]
My youngest son turned 9 this past Sunday. His presents were well-received (Although…after a late night wedding on Saturday, I was hoping to sleep in. Instead I was awakened as soon as the sun came up, Christmas-morning-style). His cake was yummy…and he didn’t even mind having the wrong number of candles (and recycled 11th […]
We were invited by our local Bounce U location to celebrate my daughter’s 11th birthday with a few friends. Although the party was complimentary, all thoughts, opinions, and photos are my own. I’m not much of a party-planning person. I love the idea of celebrating each of my five kids’ birthdays, but the thought […]
Birthdays are kind of a big deal around here. Especially when you’re a kid. This week, we celebrated my youngest daughter’s 11th birthday. For some odd reason, she wasn’t in the mood to let anyone know about it - she wanted to keep the birthday completely hush-hush. But not at home. At home, she […]
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