Last Sunday after mass the church choir sang “Happy Birthday” to me and Ms. Judy, another choir member. We share a birthday, and after the singing ended I told her that I did not realize we shared our special day. She laughed and said, “Yes, I am at 39 and holding!” I laughed back a…
So This Was Christmas
It is not often that you see a rainbow and a potential pot of gold in December but see it we did, as the kids and I headed to Texas for Christmas. Don’t worry, Tim met us there after his weekend of hunting… As you’ll see in the photos below, a wonderful time…
Princess Party
A couple of months ago I handed K the Oriental Trading catalog that happened to come in the mail and told her to pick a theme for her birthday party. I did this with an almost-four-year old little girl. It was pretty fun to watch her page through it and say “Oooh, I want this!!”…
The Gavinator is SIX!
When Gavin was born I remember watching the American Idol finale from my hospital bed. It was the year that Jordan Sparks won. She beat Blake. And I knew she would, but I just liked him so much, I was rooting for him. He was really cool and different. I also remember the nurse I…
80 New Years
Today my father turned 80 years old. I wasn’t there to celebrate with him but I was there in spirit and of course through the phone when I called to wish him both Happy Birthday and Happy New Year. He roasted a duck just like he does every year, it’s his favorite birthday tradition. And…
A “Cher Bebe” Kinda Party
As we walked through the front door the smell from the huge pot of gumbo immediately accosted me. In a good way. Kids were already playing and running in and out from the back door to the living room. I walked out myself, only after getting many hugs from good friends and my glass of wine was…
Lego Bounce Party & MEM
We officially celebrated Little G’s birthday this weekend at the local bouncy place. He wanted a Lego party so I obliged. As per last week’s post on less stress, I kept things pretty simple and we had a good amount of kids. I did make the cupcakes from scratch and I decorated the treat bags…
A Buggin’ Good Time! – #HEXBUGHalloween
Last Friday we had some friends over for a fun Halloween party that included some pretty awesome kiddo “swag”. Not to mention the kids got to wear their costumes and eat treats. So, it was a total “win win.” The party was centered around the HEXBUG nano bugs – little mirco robotic bugs that my…
A Blessingway
On Sunday we celebrated a friend of mine who is due to have her third child soon. Instead of a shower we joined in her honor for a Blessingway. We pampered her with foot and hand rubs and a foot soak and gave her yummy things to eat and drink. We read a few poems…
Patriotism – You Capture
I want our children to be proud to live in the this country but I think they are still a little young to understand the concept fully. It’s just a pretty BIG thing to grasp when you really think about it. I looked at Tim as we waited for the fireworks to begin (on…