birthdays

nfuf: new ‘Cat in the Hat’ epidodes (and big Dr. Seuss giveaway!)

February 25, 2011

Big thanks to all who expressed interest in this giveaway! At this time, the contest is closed. Jessica from NH was chosen by random.org as the winner, she’s been notified, and her Cat in the Hat prize pack is on its way!   Do you know that next week is?  Next Wednesday, to be exact? [...]

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three cheers for an awesome cheerleading birthday party!

January 15, 2011

Maddy celebrated her big #7 last month, and we rang in her birthday with a cheerleading birthday party, complete with expert cheerleaders, homemade pom-poms, megaphones, and dance routines. It was a blast, but we couldn’t have done it without a ton of help from Aunt Katie (who led the pom-pom making team) and our amazing [...]

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how to make candy sushi (and everyone around happy)

December 12, 2010

What better sweet, beautiful, make-your-own-snack for a birthday party than Candy Sushi? Maddy requested sushi for her birthday dinner, but because we had already planned a big ole cheerleading birthday bash, complete with a ton of buddies, real cheerleaders, pom poms, and pizza, we couldn’t swing both real sushi and a real party.  My family [...]

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perfectly perfect pool party cupcakes

August 11, 2010

My sweet boy turned five this week, so we celebrated with a handful of his close pals at our favorite summer hangout–the pool. His only request was cupcakes, pizza, Cheetos, and Doritos (so he really wanted a health food party), but we decided to spruce things up with some Perfectly Perfect Pool Party Cupcakes inspired [...]

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birthday butterflies and hide-and-seek game

March 22, 2010

We celebrated Cora’s big #3 in springtime style this past weekend, with butterflies, her favorite hide-and-seek game ever, and pink and purple cupcakes. With a warm, sunny day and lots of friends and family, how much better could a third birthday get? Butterfly Birthday Favors: I wanted something very simple, something that all of the [...]

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almost too cute to eat–

December 16, 2009

Can you tell how we rang in Maddy’s big numero seis birthday? That’s right–this past weekend, we celebrated by taking Maddy and a few of her pals to see Disney’s The Princess and the Frog. But before we left for an afternoon at the movies, the girls and their moms came to the house for [...]

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