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Two Cute Mermaid Birthday Party

Birthday Party Ideas· Seasonal Activities

Sweet Lucille Violet turned TWO at the end of June (you can read more about her here) and since you only turn TWO once, she had three parties.  It actually worked out to have a little party at my in-laws one day, a party with our friends another and then we had her last party at the lake when all of

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Vera’s 5th Birthday at American Girl Bistro

Family Memories

My mom has been waiting for the day until Vera turned 5 to take her to American Girl for her birthday!  We did it early so my sister, who lives in Seattle, could go with us.  My grandma also went so there was 4 generations present.  I don't know who was more excited.  We headed

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Ice Cream and Soda Shoppe 1st Birthday

Family Memories

Ice Cream, Sprinkles and Cake Galore, A very happy First Birthday is in store...On July 8th we held Lucy's first birthday at the "Lake Waconia Creamery" aka the lake!  We had had beautiful weather all week and we woke up that morning to STRONG winds, I repeat strong winds and cool temps.

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Mommy, ME and Baby Make 3 Tea Party

Family Memories

It is no secret I love to plan parties for my kiddos' birthdays!  I spend too much time perusing pinterest and picking their brain as to what their heart's desires are.  It is fun for me, I know it isn't everyone's thing :)!  It makes my heart happy when their eyes light up!

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Solon’s Space-Themed 5th Birthday

Birthday Party Ideas· Family Memories· Seasonal Activities

As promised in my previous post (found here), here are some party action shots from Solon's special party day!After the kiddos arrived, we started with a few games.  The first activity was called "Meteor Shower" (crumpled up computer paper and a string line).  2 teams try to get all their

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Blast Off to Space 5th Birthday

Birthday Party Ideas· Seasonal Activities

Step 1 running upstairs to get the cord for my phone to get pictures downloaded - check!Step 2 uploading said pictures and getting a blog post written - check!Realizing all the actual party pictures are on your camera - womp, womp!SO this will be a party decor post :) :)This year, as I shared in a

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Football and Cheerleaders Joint Birthday Party

Family Memories

This year we did a joint party for our kiddos.  Our good friends are moving to Africa and we wanted to make sure they could celebrate with the kiddos so alas the double birthday was born.  I actually was going to do a football theme for Solon and found in this birthday invite on Etsy and

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Wonder Pets Birthday Party

Family Memories

If you haven't heard of the Wonder Pets you are not alone...It was once a show on Nickelodeon but it is no longer on.  We don't have cable so Solon watches most of his viewing pleasures on Netflix.  All 4 glorious seasons are on there!  It is actually really cute and most days I will

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