When you’re six, your birthday is everything. At six years old, Crew is obsessed with sharks and dogs and his mama. A few days after Crew’s actual birthday, we had 20 five to seven year olds over for a shark-themed birthday party. We split the kids into groups and rotated…
Crew always manages to convince us to have a birthday celebration with friends. It’s hard to resist the level of persuasion and excitement he has about birthday parties. I didn’t mind too much this year because his idea was to gather at a new local park. All it required was…
Nash had a beautiful, simple baptism service. Nash’s friends, Reese and Elle, sang “He Lives and He Loves Me,” one of our favorite songs. Nash had a crowd of friends there to support him. And of course, lots of extended family. Nash’s grandma gave a wonderful talk about baptism. We…
There was one week between spring break and Easter and Crew’s birthday fell within that week. It was basically a nonstop party. Crew had his heart set on having a pirate pool party months before his big day. He was a pirate for Halloween and his love for all things…
I was in a very pink and gingham mood this Easter. In a house with five boys, I’m always looking for an excuse to incorporate the color pink.
Six seems to be the magic age in our family for the first birthday party with friends. Nash knew what the theme would be for approximately 234 days before the highly anticipated event. I was thrilled that the weather looked promising enough to hold the party outdoors instead of in…
After Blake’s baptism, we headed back to our house along with all of our extended family to celebrate. I’m always up for a party, so along with dinner, I set up a hot chocolate bar. Sometimes when I get a vision in my head, I just can’t stop until it…
Now this is the part of Thanksgiving I am on board with. We hosted the feast this year, so naturally, I made place cards and put together silver and gold place settings for the table.
I was a total wreck on Finn’s birthday. I was absolutely devastated about my baby turning one. My fear of my babies moving past babyhood seems to get worse with each child, even though I love the big people they turn into. It was probably irrational, but I wanted his…
This was technically supposed to be an “off” year for a birthday party. With four children, we decided that parties with friends every other year will be sufficient. But this year was Blake’s golden birthday, so we gave in to his puppy dog eyes as he reminded us of the…
