Welcome to the September edition of Authentic Parenting Blog Carnival: Exploring and Learning. This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Authentic Parenting Blog Carnival hosted by The Positive Parenting Connection and Authentic Parenting. This month our participants are writing about this exploring and learning! Please read to the end to find a list […]
A Sneek Peek …
… at the theme for Jemma’s 2nd birthday party! Can you believe Miss Jemma is turning 2 in just a few weeks? For a long time I thought we’d plan a TWO-ti Fruitti birthday party for her second birthday, but we swapped ideas for a few reasons. 1) Fruit isn’t locally in season in October […]
Baby Shower Memory Game
Leah planned the best game for my baby shower back in June – everyone loved it and the prizes were genius! Pretty much, it was a basic game of memory in group fashion. All the cards were labeled with pregnancy/birth terms and there were coordinating candy prizes. Here’s the list … Twins – Mike & […]
My Little Man’s Mustache Baby Shower
It all begin with these adorable invitations courtesy of Lullaby Loo … My dear friend, Leah, stumbled across them and her imagination went wild with the mustache theme for brother. Leah had a little boy last September (and yes, brother, and her son are destined to be best friends), and she is all about finding […]
JUNE 2012: PNW Blogger Meet Up
Thanks to Instagram I’ve go a lovely little splash of pictures to share from the Pacific Northwest Blogger Meet Up I attended in Portland on Friday night … adorable photo booth banner | the sweet Mandey from Mama and the Dudes | photo scavenger hunt … Boho Mama‘s shoes | The Paper Mama and I, […]
Pacific NW Blogger Meet Up — It’s Today!
Today I’m off to the Pacific NW Blogger Meet Up! I’m so excited to meet other bloggers (and a wee bit nervous too).I can’t wait to share pictures and details about the event – I know it is going to be super fabulous!Plus, I hear there is already talk of another one in the Fall, […]
Brother’s Forest Shower
Katie and Hannah hosted a lovely little shower at my in-laws home the other week and I wanted to give you all a peek at the pictures. And, I have to mention the DELICIOUS cakes they served from a local bakery … almond poppyseed cake with marionberry filling and chantilly icing AND carrot cake with […]
Announcing the Gender to our Family: Gender Reveal Packages & Party
Ever since we decided to find out our little one’s gender I was set on planning a gender reveal party. I mean, how fun is it to share the gender surprise with your family in the form of a party? Obviously … SUPER FUN! On Thursday, March 15th at 3pm we had our ultrasound and […]
ONE-DERLAND … The Party
Thanks so much for putting up with me through all this party planning :) I doubt we’ll have such a fiesta every year, but who knows it was super fun having a theme and running with it! In case you have questions or are interested in some of the specifics from above, most of it […]
ONE-DERLAND … Party Favors
We’re just about home from good ol’ Texas and I can’t wait to share all the goodies from Jemma’s party! I’ve got lots of pictures from the actual party and this one last post on the One-derland preparations … FAVORS! Somehow I managed to hardly get any pictures of the favors. I guess it just […]
ONE-DERLAND … The Menu
I just wrapped up my grocery list for the party … Lots of kid friendly treats with a few adult-approved favorites :) I wanted to forgo silverware so everything is finger friendly since that is Jem’s favorite way to eat! Here’s what we’ll be serving at Jemma’s One-derland: SANDWICHES The Mad Hatter’s PB & J […]