In early September of last year, we had my baby shower. It was “here comes the son” themed and so much fun to put together. It was a pretty warm day, so we had a large tent set up in my parent’s backyard. We had tea bags and honey sticks for favors and some simple… [Read More]
Milly’s 6th Birthday Gymnastics Party
November 4, 2023 · By · Leave a Comment
I was so glad I decided to have Milly’s party early in October, before I was at the super late stages of pregnancy. She wanted to have a gymnastics party and invited her whole class. It was super simple – the kids got to play for hours only taking a break for snacks and cupcakes… [Read More]
Ava’s 3rd Birthday Bluey Party
October 4, 2023 · By · Leave a Comment
Our little Ava girl loves Bluey, and we had a blast throwing her a Bluey party for the 3rd birthday! We had friends and family over for cupcakes and fun. We played a game of pass the parcel and had Bluey stickers and fruit snacks for favors.
Milly’s 5th Birthday Fairy Party
November 3, 2022 · By · Leave a Comment
We let Milly have a few little girlfriends over for a fairy party in October to celebrate her 5th birthday. We hosted it in our backyard. I decorated a table with some snacks and fairy decor, including wings and a wand for each girl. We had the bouncy castle set up. I hid a bunch… [Read More]
Ava’s 2nd Birthday Farmers Market Party
November 3, 2022 · By · Leave a Comment
We did a combined farmer’s market birthday party with family for the girls’ 2nd and 5th birthdays. It was in our backyard on a warm September afternoon. We have a bathtub “planter” in our yard which I filled with drinks, we had lots of fresh fruit, bruschetta, and pasta salad, and we had our bouncy… [Read More]
Milly’s 4th Birthday Princess Party
November 3, 2021 · By · Leave a Comment
Milly chose a princess theme for her 4th birthday. We had a backyard party with lots of family and encouraged everyone to dress up! We set up our pink bouncy-castle, I put a magic carpet on our saucer-swing for flying, and we had a kids table with craft paper to color on and snow white… [Read More]
Ava’s 1st Birthday
October 3, 2021 · By · Leave a Comment
Ava’s 1st birthday was definitely not what I had envisioned. We were going to have a big party with family, but we ended up all getting sick. I managed to throw her a little celebration with some decorations, a smash cake, and a few first birthday gifts. We had a “little cutie” theme to celebrate… [Read More]
Milly’s 2nd Birthday
January 20, 2020 · By · Leave a Comment
My baby is 2! It seems both impossible and way possible at the same time. Like, I was looking at her a couple weeks before her birthday, thinking about how she’s still 1 but yet she can carry on full conversations and is so smart. Definitely felt like she was already 2! Her birthday was… [Read More]
Emilia’s First Birthday
December 16, 2018 · By · 1 Comment
These kinds of posts are my favorite to write – probably because I love celebrating. Emilia turned one on October 19th, and gosh – I can’t believe how fast that first year goes! Her birthday was on a Friday, and Marty and I took the day off to celebrate her to the max. On her… [Read More]
Fall Baby Shower Brunch
October 17, 2017 · By · Leave a Comment
On the last day in September my mom hosted a beautiful fall baby shower brunch for me and baby girl. I got to help with the details which I love, and it went flawlessly. When we were discussing how to seat everybody, I mentioned how I’d seen short tables where people sit on pillows on… [Read More]
