With the Mickey Mouse party all wrapped up and put away, I thought I’d share just a few how-to’s from the party before said how-to’s completely leave my brain. This sure was a fun one to plan. I can only hope the baby is still into such sweet things this time next year! Mickey Mouse… Read More
Yesterday we celebrated the baby’s third birthday Mickey Mouse style with his small group of three year old play date friends (and one big brother!) Inspired by Pinterest, we had so much fun making the invitations for the affair. Cookie was SO excited for his friends to arrive!! We spent half of the morning on… Read More
Today we celebrate three magnificent and immeasurably special years of Cookie. I marvel each and every day at his blonde hair, blue eyes, plump lips, round cheeks and sturdy frame. He’s strong and strong willed and when he scrawls you can’t help but stop in your tracks. The baby is smart and self sufficient. He… Read More
Cookie’s birthday is tomorrow, but since we had Mimi and Ampa in town and nobody had work or school to rush off to, we decided to start the celebrations early. Let’s face it, the birthday boy doesn’t quite have a grasp on the ins and outs of the old calendar yet… He was thrilled to… Read More
Along with Sister and her family and Mother and Daddy-O, we spent our afternoon at Brunch with Santa at the club. The littles carefully and thoughtfully crafted their lists… …and, in a world brimming with wiis and Bey Blades and Pokemon, my sweet, precocious six year old asked for “paper to write and draw my… Read More
My littles both celebrate their birthdays between Thanksgiving and Christmas. This is interesting considering my “master plan” called for late spring birthdays…you know, when the weather is warm and before classmates scatter for summer vacations. Of course, in said “master plan” all three of my children were perfectly coiffed and properly smocked little girls with… Read More
As promised in my shopping segment, I’m back with details on our most prized find of the long weekend dubbed “Oysteria Hysteria.” You see, Sister, bestie R and I are all pretty much ga-ga over those magnificent molluscs. After gifting us each a perfectly exquisite Oysteria ornament on our arrival, R took us in Mitch’s,… Read More