School started a couple weeks ago, and we kicked off the academic year with a back to school dinner! I made the cutest easy apple cookies to serve too! The beginning of school is not my favorite time of year; summer is my season. But this year felt worthy of celebration because it’s Carmendy’s first experience EVER… Continue Reading
Over a month ago, we celebrated Carmendy turning four with a pastel candy birthday party! It was the stuff that Carmendy’s dreams are made of with sweets, sweets and more sweets and pretty pastel colors. Just like Owen’s party this year, we kept things super simple. No invitation was sent. We casually planned an afternoon at… Continue Reading
Last month, we celebrated Owen turning 6 with a small Wild Kratts birthday party. He loves Wild Kratts and animals of all kinds (almost as much as he still loves dinosaurs) so he was super excited for his wild creature themed birthday celebration! Owen requested a Wild Kratts birthday party “at the beach” with a… Continue Reading
Throw a Valentine’s Day Party for kids that will impress everyone! You’ll fall in love with these simple ideas for celebrating Valentine’s Day with children. Putting together something special for holidays like Valentine’s Day doesn’t need to be hard. A few easy but awesome ideas can go a long way in creating a celebration to… Continue Reading
Somehow a year has flown by and my little baby is ONE. A few weeks ago, we celebrated with the most adorable Boho-style, vintage Winnie the Pooh birthday party. I’ve known the theme for Winnie’s party since the she was born. When you name your kid Winnie, it’s pretty much feels like a requirement to have a… Continue Reading
Getting ready to throw a spooky celebration for Halloween? I’ve got a few easy and boo-tiful ideas for a black & white Halloween party. Halloween is my fav. Candy corn, costumes, candy, candy corn…what’s not to love? It’s pretty much every thing I love about life in one holiday. I thoroughly enjoy planning really creative… Continue Reading
It’s cool to be three! Last month, we celebrated our girl Carmendy’s third birthday with a colorful popsicle party. Her “chill” extravaganza was perfect for a summer evening, with lots of yummy frozen treats. Carmendy loves food, particularly sweets. And since her birthday is in August, I couldn’t think of a more fitting theme than… Continue Reading
Can you dig it? I’m so excited to finally share Owen’s dinosaur fossil party for his 5th birthday last month! The obsession with dinosaurs continues in our house, so we had to throw Owen ANOTHER dinosaur birthday party this year. But to be honest, I didn’t mind at all doing a repeat theme. I had so… Continue Reading
For Earth Day this year, I wanted to do something special. After all, the purpose of Earth Day – caring for our planet – most definitely deserves to be recognized. So we hosted a little Earth Day party in our backyard for our children and nieces and nephew. Since it was Earth Day, I made… Continue Reading
Easter is only days away, so it’s time to decorate eggs! This past weekend, we hosted a charming Easter egg decorating party for our children and their cousins. It was a fun evening with sweet treats, colorful eggs, and super excited kids. For the past few years, my family has gathered at my house to… Continue Reading