Napa Getaway No matter how badly I wanted to forget my birthday this year, my sweet husband was not going to let that happen. You see, the thing about having a birthday at the end of the year for me, is that I rarely want to celebrate. Whether it be because of residual childhood memories […]
My oldest recently turned 11 and really wanted to have some of his good buddies come for a campout. It was a gorgeous night to have the boys over. He picked out the movie and has been anticipating it for months. This is an example of a fun at home party that isn’t going to […]
This weekend we celebrated my oldest’s birthday. He was born on Labor Day 11 years ago. Something happens to me each year as he reaches another birthday milestone. I get incredibly nostalgic and even a little edgy. I attribute this to him being my first born. I don’t feel this way as my younger […]
We had a little birthday party for my middle daughter immediately after returning from two weeks in Europe. Needless to say, I knew there would be no time for mom’s typical creations and hired some help for the first time for one of my kids’ birthday parties. We’ve had fairy parties, baseball parties (x2), swim […]
One thing I’ve learned having three kids is that you cannot assume any child will be any certain way. No matter how much you may wish they were more this or more that, the mold is set. Every beautiful being on earth is their own person. This has never been truer to me than watching […]
For the past two weeks, I’ve been in a perpetual state of tears over the passing our family’s best dog. I have been so grateful for all the emails, texts, phone calls, notes, gifts, and hugs! I have been reminded of what it means to live in a great community and how fortunate our family […]
Starting with my daughter’s birthday in July, it seems as if we are always celebrating a birthday around here. Second up is my son’s, who this year requested a chocolate cake with vanilla frosting ala cookies + cream style. I remembered this beauty from Eat, Live, Run and decided to give it a try. It […]