Is it tacky to post about your own birthday on your own blog? Eh, I don’t care 🙂 I don’t have any big plans for the day but maybe I can get out of having to clean up the kitchen tonight. This last year was filled with so many great memories and I can’t wait to see what this next year has in store. source source source source
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Our Very Hungry Caterpillar: Jack’s 1st Birthday
For our little food lover, The Very Hungry Caterpillar seemed fitting for his first birthday party. We kept the party small and invited just family and of course, “Aunt Alissa.” We had deli sandwiches and foods from the book that the little caterpillar eats throughout the week. The cake was super cute and really easy to serve since it was a cupcake cake. A local bakery has made each one of Ben’s birthday cakes and we are continuing the tradition with Jack. Jack was spoiled rotten and got lots of presents including tons of books which is perfect since he is obessed, especially touch and feel ones. We had so…
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Still Hot at 40 {A Surprise Birthday Party}
On Saturday we celebrated my sister’s 40th birthday with a surprise party. The theme was “Still hot at 40.” My sister and I are almost a decade apart, so growing up I always jealous of all the fun grown-up things she got to do before me like going on dates and wearing make-up. I kept the party pretty simple so there wasn’t too much prep. I made the easiest party favors, mod-podged some pictures on the number 40, and ordered a cake with my a picture of my then 13 year old sister’s face on it. Once the margaritas started flowing I didn’t take too many pictures, but my sister…
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A Lego Themed 5th Birthday
Ben is definitely my child. He began thinking about the theme for his 5th birthday months in advance. We went through a long list of contenders… Ninja Turtles, Regular Ninja’s, Scooby Doo, Superheros, Avengers, the list goes. But as the months drew closer, it become clear that Legos would be the official theme. In the past 6 months I’ve stepped on hundreds of them in the middle of the night and J’s wanted to simultaneously cry and cuss while trying to put together a car with 1,000 tiny pieces. This was the first year the party wasn’t at our house and the first year that he’s invited people other than…
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5 Years.
Our wild, smart, funny, lovable Ben. Today you are 5 years old. I can’t believe it’s been 5 years since you completely changed our lives. This past year you’ve grown and changed so much. You still love to learn and ask all the questions. You excel at writing, coloring, and drawing and you love art and doing projects. There is always several pieces of art in your cubby when I pick you up from school. You are starting to read sight words, and can count well past 100 although you mysteriously manage to leave a whole section out when playing hide and seek 🙂 I know how excited you are…