Yesterday, after a lot of good food and during the Superbowl game, we had cupcakes… frosted, sprinkled cupcakes… just right for a birthday party. And we had children… lots of children… with laughter and joy, running and playing and eating cupcakes. But we were missing one… and the cupcakes were for her. Neuroblastoma robbed us [...]
After meeting with a speech and language pathologist last Friday and discovering that my extremely bright, oldest son has some language and memory issues that have been exasperated by the great FRUSTRATION involved in learning to read, I set about to make a change in the way we do things around here. After a lot [...]
Enrichment classes start today for my oldest one. I’ll take him to “school” then hang out with my littlest one alone. Since the school is in the downtown area, we usually stay in the area and do fun things together like the park, arboretum, zoo, Dollar Tree, Central Market and Target (we both like shopping). [...]
We found a FUN “classic” game at Target the other day called TOPPLE. Are you familiar with it? It’s a simple game of balance that even my littlest one can play. The boys and I played it yesterday and had a GREAT time! I’d highly recommend it if you’re looking for a new game to [...]
I’m SUPER excited!! To help me prepare for the party, I’m letting the boys go to Grandma’s and Grandpa’s to stay 2 nights… they’re VERY excited about their trip (aka “sweets fest”). ;) My parents live over 2 hours away, so we will meet somewhere between and grab lunch at Cracker Barrell… yum! Then I’ll [...]
Thought I’d share some photos from our oldest one’s 8th Birthday Party this weekend. Hope you enjoy them! :) Decorating the Cake My son did all of the cake decorating. The whipped cream didn’t turn out the way we thought it would, but it tasted good! And notice the “dead guy” in the middle… true [...]