• Happy List

    The Happy List #22 – Little Mister’s 4th birthday edition.

    Wow, I almost forgot to write a happy list for this week! It’s been a big one as we’ve celebrated the Little Mister’s fourth birthday! He didn’t have a birthday party this year and as family and friends have been all over the place, we’ve simply decided to celebrate his birthday over and over in smaller ways, the lucky thing. Here are the things that made me happy this week (in no particular order)… Surprising the Little Mister with a trip to AQWA (the Aquarium of WA) We wanted to do something special with the Little Mister (in lieu of a birthday party) that he would remember, so the day…

  • just some thoughts,  Little Mister,  milestones,  Uncategorized

    A piece of cake?

    pic When I planned the Little Mister’s 2nd birthday party, I did not have many big ideas. I just wanted a simple family gathering at our house. I didn’t feel the need to pay hundreds of dollars on catering or decorations. I didn’t want to spend hundreds of hours making some kind of Pinterest fantasy come true. I’ve always considered myself to be pretty bullish*t immune when it comes to this stuff and as my husband and I had exhausted ourselves providing a ridiculous (although successful) sit down meal for the Little Mister’s 1st birthday party, we decided to take it easy this year (we never want to see that…