13

How in the world is my baby 13??? This spring it happened… she became a teenager! I remember always being worried about the teen years, middle school… but I actually like it! I like her… A LOT! I mean there are days where we want to pull our hair out… but for the most part … Read more

11th Birthday Sleepover Fun!!!

Ohhhhhh my goodness!!! This was such a FUN BIRTHDAY PARTY!!! Was pretty laid back too! Sleepovers can be SO FUN! There was lots of time to just be and take a breath and check in with our little girl and ask if she was having fun and tell her again and again, Happy Birthday!  I … Read more

eleven…

Does anyone else stand over their babies the night before they turn the next age and just watch them… as if something magical will happen… they will all of a sudden look older… like a birthday fairy may lift their window and fly in and sprinkle magic dust over them and make their feet bigger … Read more

sleepover fun!

Twister, pedicures, popcorn and even a dance party! Isabelle’s little birthday sleepover was magic! It took me back actually to when I was her age… starting to have little friends over and all the teeheeing and bouncing on beds! I wanted that too for her! We let her invite just two close pals and her … Read more

Fiesta!!!

I just love the setting up of our parties… getting things just so… I love how now that our girls are older, how they love to help. They feel so proud. We love pinning fun ideas first, then getting creative making our own decorations, baking a cake, putting snacks out, tying balloons onto tree branches… … Read more

ten happened…

It happened… our little girl turned 10… just writing that starts that lump in my throat to activate into a  pile of damn tears that I really don’t know why they happen… could be I love her too much… could be the time just slips through my fingers too quickly… could be I can’t do … Read more

Happy Hearts Day and a wiggly tooth!

I love Valentine’s Day at school! those little itty bitty cards and the anticipation of handing them out! I think my favorite part was in the evening while filling them out the girls writing “your friend” to the boys and “love” to the girls… you don’t want them to get the wrong idea right! hahahaha … Read more

Nine………

It happened… our little girl turned 9! This March 3rd…Every year… this dress… before it would puddle on the ground and I would look at that puddle and laugh,… she will never fit into this… and now it’s above her ankle… how? so, could that golden light on that golden hair… get any more gorgeous! … Read more

a crazy 8 fishing party!!!

I loooooved this fun fishing party! like really loved it! We had so much fun! it was the first time we had one of our girl’s parties not at our home… so it was different… but so much funnn!!!Isabelle is obsessed with marine anything, fishing, swimming, being outside! so what a perfect setting was this!!! … Read more