Winnie the Pooh Party–Activities and Decorations
We threw Silas a “Winnie-the-Pooh” themed birthday party on Labor Day. I knew that people would have other plans, but it was the only day that worked. Silas’ actual birthday is next weekend, but we...
View ArticleWinnie the Pooh party–food
I am kicking myself for not grabbing a moment to get a picture of all the food for the party! The only one I have is of the cake. Arg. Besides the cake, we also had veggies from Rabbit’s garden, rice...
View ArticleWinnie the Pooh Party–Silas’ outfit
I made a blue-checked gingham version of my Hundred Acre Wood shirt for Silas to wear to his Winnie-the-Pooh party. I adore this image of Christopher Robin and Pooh. There’s a pretty short window in a...
View ArticlePicnic
We’ve all been terribly grumpy around here for the past week or two. I fully acknowledge that I’m the source of the grumpitude. The hurry-up-and-wait of preparing for a homebirth is really getting to...
View ArticleGiving Thanks
Laura sets out the feast. After near-death automotive experiences in the past two Thanksgivings, we informed our friends and family that we would not be coming “home” to WV for Thanksgiving. They were...
View ArticleOne Year of Winchester
My mom and Gary had a party a couple weeks ago to celebrate the end of their first year in Winchester. It’s hard to believe it’s only been a year. Before the party, we went downtown to see Gary...
View ArticleThe Monkey King–Three Ways
I posted this to my facebook with the caption, “People keep saying I should wear makeup to look more professional. What do you think?” Monkey King #1: I tried out the makeup on myself before Silas’...
View ArticleChina Party–the Monkey King
Silas has been obsessed with China since he was about 10 months old. This interest was only bolstered by the introduction of the Big Bird in China movie, a special made in 1983. In the movie (which,...
View ArticleChina Party–Food
For Silas’ “China” birthday party, we had some interesting food things… I ordered a bunch of fortune cookies from The Internet–I know that they aren’t really Chinese, but they are fun, and most people...
View ArticleChina Party–All the rest
Masks from Chinatown. I don’t know what they are supposed to be, but Silas decided they were all the Monkey King. People seem to think maaaaybe I went a little overboard with the party thing. And,...
View ArticleEarly Christmas
After years of struggling with the scheduling nightmare that is Christmas in a big family, my in-laws decided this year to rent a “cabin” (pretty massive for a cabin, as Silas pointed out) in the...
View Article4
Day 1 I just…can’t get my mind around Silas being 4. Day 1460 In some ways, it seems like he’s been “almost 4″ for a long time. He’s such a bright guy, I sometimes forget that he’s still so young. He...
View ArticleCamping
For Silas’ fourth birthday, he wanted to have a camping trip. I gave him the option of picking a friend to invite along. I thought he would ask one of his preschool friends (and I would then beg their...
View ArticleRainbow Birthday Party
For Petra’s birthday, she said she wanted a “rainbow birthday party” for turning two. She said this months ago, and kept asking when it was happening. So that’s the party she had. She insisted on...
View ArticleThe Year of the Goat/Ram/Sheep
We had a much more subdued Lunar New Year celebration than we had planned. We were going to go to DC’s Chinatown parade, as well as a number of activities at the cultural center and the Smithsonian. We...
View ArticleHippie Party
#ThrowbackThursday to a party at Autumn and Dan’s farm last year. We hadn’t been back to WV in a while, and Autumn’s invitation was a welcome one. It did not disappoint. Going back to WV is a mixed...
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