Throwback Thursday: Happy Birthday, Charles A. Lindbergh!

Happy 102nd Birthday, Charles A. Lindbergh!

Please join me at my group blog, Coffee Cups & Camisoles where I share why February 4th will always stay with me.

You can find that blog post here.

Birthday Celebrations!

I was overwhelmed with birthday wishes on Facebook yesterday. Seriously, birthdays weren't half as fun before Facebook was invented!

I always feel especially blessed on my birthday. When I was in grade school, middle school and high school my mom would have a rose and a balloon sent to school on my birthday. I love when people take the time to wish me well and help me celebrate.

This year my mother-in-law invited me to go to a community-wide garage sale in a neighboring town. We took the boys and I found some good deals. Afterward, we met my hubby for lunch at my favorite Mexican Restaurant.

I was treated to fried ice cream! Mmmm...

I came home and played outside in the sunshine with my children and then we went to supper at one of our favorite pizza places with my parents, my brother and his family.

After the kids had their baths, and I read to my girls from my favorite book (Betsy-Tacy Go Downtown, by Maud Hart Lovelace, who also happened to be born on April 25th), I took three hours and worked on my current story. It's almost ready for my Beta Readers!

Tomorrow my hubby and I will continue the celebration by going out with friends to dinner. My parents and Dave's parents will take the children for the evening and maybe we'll get to sit out near the campfire along the river (the snow is FINALLY melting!).

All in all, it's been a fantastic birthday, and an even better year. I can't wait to see what blessings God has in store for our family this year.

And today is my sister's birthday! Happy birthday, Andrea! She was born the day after my second birthday--which has always been a special bond we've shared.

What about you? What makes you feel special on your birthday? What are your plans for the weekend?

**By the way, my blog passed 30,000 hits this past week! Thank you for taking the time to visit.

A Birthday Times Two!

Today we're celebrating a major milestone in our family!

Our twin boys turn three years old! One of my favorite questions is: "Where did the time go?!?!"

Well, let me show you...


March 29, 2010





We're planning a special birthday party for the boys on Saturday! And next week I have some fun blogs planned in honor of twins.

What about you? Do you have any twins in your family? If you had one question for a mom of twins, what would it be?

Graduations, Weddings and Birthdays, Oh My!

 

Our summer calendar is filling up with celebrations for our family and friends. We have seven weddings, a handful of graduation parties and many birthdays to attend and host. 

That's a lot of gifts to buy! One way I save on the cost of birthday presents is shopping the clearance aisle right after Christmas. It's a great time to buy reduced priced toys. I have a general idea of who I need to buy for - all my nieces and nephews and a handful of close family friends. I know my girls will get invited to classmates parties, as well, and so I grab some age appropriate gifts for them. By stocking up on gifts when they are on sale, I'm able to save a little and I'm not as stressed out trying to get to the store at the last minute before a party.

I also save the good quality gift bags my kiddos get their presents in and reuse them when we give to others. Those bags can get spendy, so this is a great savings.

Today we celebrated my daughter's sixth birthday. There were thirteen little girls at my house and we had so much fun!  We started our celebration with face painting. I picked up a kit at a craft store with a step by step guide. It was an easy activity that all the girls loved! Then we went outside and broke open a pinata and everyone filled their treat bags. Next we decorated cupcakes - this is another fun activity that the girls enjoyed. After that my little charmer opened her gifts and was in seventh heaven with all her friends circled around her. Before the moms came to pick up their kiddos, I had my daughter take a picture with each little girl, which we'll send out in the thank you cards.

What about you? Any celebrations planned this summer? Do you have good money saving tips for gift buying? What do you do for birthday parties in your home?