I had a few screws loose in my head when I decided to throw two birthday parties in two days. I often overestimate my abilities. But, alas, 14 little girls and 20 teenagers came, they squealed, they ate, they left. And I survived. Camille wanted a pumpkin party but not scary pumpkins or pumpkins to […]
Are you ready for some serious cuteness? I’m so excited to tell you about my friend Katie. She and I have been good friends since 2nd grade. We’ve been though it all together: 80’s bangs, perms, braces, middle school, years of cheerleading, ASB, EFY, and now parenting and parties. Katie has a creative talent that […]
Once upon a time, in a sad, faraway place, we didn’t blog. I didn’t document things step by step. My photos, well, (gasp!) they had Sierra Mist bottles in the background. But, even way back in 2006, I had a teeny bopper birthday party. Ashleigh’s super cool, fun and blogworthy scrapbook party inspired me to […]
Its a rare occasion when I let my kids get really messy. Tell me I’m not the only parent who says NO to moon sand, play-dough, or finger painting, just because I’m feeling too tired to clean up after the activity? But all of my kids’ hopes and dreams were fulfilled when they attended the […]
My oldest just turned 10. Oh my goodness, she is getting old! But that couldn’t possibly mean that I’m getting old. No correlation, right? As long as I’m in denial, I’ll pretend that I was totally on top of my game with this party. I’ll refuse to admit that my procrastinating is getting to the […]
In a full disclosure moment, I have done this party before, when my son turned 5. The selling point for him was definitely the pillow fight. “Mom’s gonna let us hit each other!” might have escaped his lips. For his party I did this cake which came from the Family Fun website. But this pretend […]
