For Faith’s birthday I loaded all the kids in the van and took them to Krispy Kreme for breakfast. We hit it at the perfect time because the “Hot and Ready” sign was on and we each received a complimentary hot original Krispy Kreme donut. It doesn’t get much better than that! Krispy Kreme is… [continue reading]
Joy’s Eighth Birthday
Happy 8th Birthday to my daughter Joy. When a birthday falls on a Saturday we try to take the family out for something fun. For Joy’s birthday we ate lunch and spend the morning at iT’Z Food & Fun. Joy had a lot of fun “dancing” on that there contraption! The kids pooled their tickets… [continue reading]
Grace Turns Six!
Grace’s birthday fell on a Saturday this year. Since it is a day that Daddy is home all day we try to go some where fun. After much pondering we decided on iT’Z Family Food & Fun for lunch. Grace asked me to take her picture on this cupcake. I thought it was appropriate! I… [continue reading]
Happy Birthday my Husband
One of these days I’ll realize that I just can’t do everything I used to be able to do…or will I? Jason asked for a taco dinner with all the fixings and a banana cream pie for his birthday. My gift to him, at least in part, is the desired meal made with love. On… [continue reading]
My Little Boy is Three!
We began our day at the Safari Park, where my little Birthday Boy was for some odd reason very timid and wouldn’t ride anything! For lunch my sister and I took the kids to Joe’s Crab Shack because we thought the kids would enjoy the playground. It was a perfect, slightly chilly Texas day! The… [continue reading]
Faith’s 10th Birthday Celebration
Meal of choice: Homemade pizza, taco salad, Pringles, and Root beer The meal proved to be problematic. I only knew of one store that carried the salad she wanted. I had to make a special trip to that store to get it. The pizza, well, I just found myself grumbling at using the stove to… [continue reading]
A Best Friend on My Birthday
Today is my daughter Faith’s tenth birthday! As she excitedly anticipated the day she decided to write about what happened on her birthday last year. Her story brought tears to my eyes. Happy Birthday Faith! My birthday was on Sunday. I got up right away and everyone said, “Happy Birthday.” So I got dressed… [continue reading]
A Simple Birthday Party for My Joy
Joy’s seventh birthday fell on our swimming day. We got up early and started her day with…Krispy Kreme donuts of course! Do we see a pattern here? Then I took them all swimming. She was thrilled to take frozen fudge pops to share with all the kids and couldn’t wait until they all sang “Happy… [continue reading]
Grace’s Fifth Birthday Celebration
Birthdays at our house are pretty low key compared to many. Still, the kids look forward to the day all year. They get to pick what I will prepare for their evening meal. Daddy always brings home a balloon. They choose what dessert they would like me to make. Then open a gift from us… [continue reading]
My Birthday 2010
I want to thank everyone for the birthday wishes. I really did have a great day. Now with four children I have come to understand that they are not going to become selfless little angels just because it is the anniversary of…well…anything! I have recently gotten in touch with a couple that I went to… [continue reading]