I have a love/hate relationship with birthday parties. I get really excited and pin 800 different ideas on my Pinterest boards. And then I have anxiety for weeks before the event trying to make all the things. It’s awesome, scary and exhausting. We have having a small party for my son’s 10th birthday. In exchange…
Ah…vacation. You never last as long as I would like. It’s our annual vacation spot. One week in a rental house on the beach. It’s perfect. I just wish it would last longer. Days are filled with bike rides, fishing, eating, drinking and pooling. That’s about it. There’s a great spot the boys love to…
All systems are go for this weekend’s big Olympic-themed birthday party! I’ve been debating how to deal with the medals. I bought some cheap ones at Target – but wanted to personalize them on one side. I was debating some different options; stickers, foam, etc. Finally, I settled on clay. That’s right folks, clay! I…
I am very excited the summer Olympics are just around the corner. It’s also a big event for our family because every four years, it also happens around my oldest son’s birthday! This year – we are combining the two and doing an Olympic-themed birthday party, since it will be the same weekend as the…
The whole family gets really depressed when our beach vacation ends. We all want to be retired. But unfortunately, that’s not possible…at least yet. But each year, I try to get my kids to make some sort of craft so we can remember the trip. It usually involves me trying to get them to do…
Eight years ago, I was pregnant and nesting. I decided to make my son-to-be a Christmas stocking…all by myself. It’s something my mother did when we were little, and I thought it would be nice to have something my kids can look at and say that their mom made it for them. It was a…