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I asked Olive to come up with a theme for her birthday party, and she came up with spy. Mrs. Pizza recently hosted a detective party and it looked like a blast, so I loved the theme. We decided to have a joint birthday party with Olive’s friend Sofia since their birthdays are close together. […]

Earlier this year, we threw Panda his first birthday party when he turned 3. We had previously thrown two birthday parties for Lion when he turned 3 and 4. Our experience throwing Panda’s birthday party was much different than Lion’s because the guest list was greatly expanded! Panda enjoying the pre-party setting up. Lion is […]

Over Memorial Day weekend, we celebrated the girls’ third birthday with a party at our home. Given that my biggest bonding time with the girls are our moments reading together, I’ve stuck with a children’s book classic for all of their birthday parties so far. Their first birthday party was in the theme of Pat […]

Since Baby Pencil is going to be my last child (I think?) I decided to go ahead and have the whole decorated first birthday bash — something I didn’t even do for Toddler Pencil! For Toddler Pencil, we had zero decorations, a plain sheet cake and no agenda — it was just a party on […]

I’m still in denial, but Lil’ Pizza recently turned four! Since her birthday is fairly close to Christmas, it’s often hard to get into birthday planning mode until all the festivities and the busyness of the season draw to an end. We only decided to throw her a birthday party with friends a week before […]

It’s the most wonderful…and busiest…time of the year! I don’t know about you, but the holiday season is always super busy, and I stress myself out trying to do everything. I know, I know, a large part of it is me putting this pressure on myself. I seem to add another to-do item as soon […]

Gasp. Sob. Ugly cry, my (last) baby turned one  How can it be? This was by far the fastest year ever. It just seems like yesterday I was introducing Drake and Juliet to their new baby sister, and she is now determinedly cruising around the furniture and doggedly climbing the stairs despite my constant admonishments. She is […]