Written by Brandie Weikle Birthday parties are a lot of work. You’ve got to settle on a location and maybe a theme. If the party isn’t at home, you probably have to pay upfront for pottery class or laser quest or manicures or whatever. You’ve got to buy and send the invites, hoping against … [Read more...]
The Last Party
Cuyler turned eleven last Wednesday. Yesterday he celebrated his birthday with friends. It took me a while to figure out where to host it; I needed somewhere age appropriate for the friends he was inviting at the same time be able to hold Cuyler's interest. Cuyler's first suggestion was to invite … [Read more...]
His Village
I've found in the past year or so, Cuyler has been invited to fewer and fewer birthday parties. Likely because the older kids get, they have fewer BIG parties and also because the older kids get, the less they have in common with him. Case in point - a classmate of Cuyler's was planning a golf … [Read more...]
Making Memories to Last a Lifetime
Birthdays are special. I firmly believe this. Many of my most enduring childhood memories have to do with birthdays: The time I had such bad tonsilitis on my fifth birthday that I had to be taken to the emergency room partway through the party. The kids all stayed and ate hotdogs, cake and … [Read more...]
Ten
Ten years ago today this happened: Today my baby boy is ten years old. TEN. Ten. 10. Double digits, baby. What a wild ride it's been with this kid. We celebrated with his friends on Sunday. He invited 5 of his friends and his favourite teacher to the movies to see Wreck-It Ralph (loved … [Read more...]
Colour Me Pinned
I've written about my tempestuous relationship with Facebook, and although I am on Twitter, I'll be the first to admit I rarely use it. It just goes way too fast for me to keep up with (and yes, I realize that just saying that makes me sound like I'm ninety-nine years old). I haven't yet found a … [Read more...]
She’s Four!
Karenna turned four and last week we celebrated by having a horse-themed party at a ranch in town. It was perfect.The golden light of an autumn afternoon streamed down on the kids as they took turns riding horses, then we had a bonfire and roasted weenies. There was nothing Pinterest about it: we … [Read more...]
A Fairytale Ending
Once upon a time there was a little girl named Eva. For her 5th birthday she had planned the best party ever with Princess Belle as a special guest. The day of the big party, Eva woke up in the wee hours of the morning very sick.She was very sad to have to tell all of her friends and Princess … [Read more...]
(un)Happy Barfday
I wrote last week about Eva turning 5.We spent Friday night preparing for her birthday party the next day. She invited 4 friends over to dress as princesses and spend some time with this Beauty:The real Belle! Excitement was building as we decorated the house for the next day's festivities. We … [Read more...]
FotoFriday – Planning Ahead
I found this on the kitchen table. I guess we don't need to discuss what he wants to do for his birthday. In NOVEMBER. … [Read more...]