Kendall’s 3rd Birthday!
Today is Kendall’s third birthday! We had her party at home, and decorated the house up with Flower Fairies-themed decorations. Her famous Buttercup Fairy costume from Halloween is one of the Mary Cicely Barker creations that I liked so much when I was a little girl. I’m so glad Kendall likes them, too! We let her wear the costume for her party, since it’s thematic. 😉 We had a beautiful cake from the Cupcake Shoppe again, hand-painted by our favorite designer, featuring...
Read MoreBirthday Dinner
It’s my birthday, and Steve and Sue took us all out for dinner at Kanki, as has become our tradition. The kids were super happy to get paper umbrellas in their drinks, and were generally well-behaved, but kept us pretty busy nonetheless. Kendall really liked her soup this time. One of the other families at our table included one of our well-known helpers from the Lego Store, and Brandon had a good time chatting with him and getting the scoop on some Lego things from an...
Read MoreBrian’s 7th Birthday Party
Today was Brian’s 7th birthday party, and what a bash it was! Even though his favorite Star Wars spinoff series, Star Wars: The Clone Wars was cancelled more than a year ago, through the magic of eBay, and the Internet, I was able to collect all the party supplies we needed so that he could have the Clone Wars party he dreamed of. We surprised him with a special present this morning, a talking Captain Rex helmet! Rex is Brian’s favorite character, so being able to wear his...
Read MoreHappy Birthday, Brian!
Happy Birthday to Brian, who turns 7 years old today! Here’s Brian and Commander Fluffy, heading to his...
Read MoreLet the Holiday Madness Begin!
It’s the day after Thanksgiving, and there’s no holding it back anymore–it’s time to unleash the holiday madness! We brought down some of the decorations, and I gave the kids a present I’d picked up for them back in June.. Some Christmas-themed Star Wars figures! I thought they were really cute, with wreaths and Christmas lights wrapped around blasters, and stacks of presents on top of lightsabers..! The kids were quite pleased with their gift, and enjoyed...
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