This week is always a fun week at our house. Two of my three favorite girls celebrate birthdays this week. The other one’s birthday is in October. You might think of this as a cop-out, but that’s OK. I’m still going to keep this post short because there’s a whole lot of celebrating to be had….
Happy birthday, Aly! Don’t grow up too fast. Soak up every moment of every day so when your head hits the pillow you go straight to sleep because you’re exhausted from everything you’ve seen, heard, done, and experienced. Live life to the fullest. You are beautiful and smart and funny and creative and compassionate and…
(Have I mentioned that you’re growing up too fast?)
I’ve noticed an uptick in people coming to Life in the Fishbowl after typing in the words “Tea Party.” I think this is what they were looking for. They got this and this instead. So sorry to disappoint.
Because of limited access to the last week (Seriously? 10 bucks a day?), I was unable to post last week’s Flashback Friday. Because it’s a time-sensitive post and because I don’t want to end the streak of Flashback Friday posts, it’s time for Flashback Friday: Monday Edition. Since they’re playing the Championship Game tonight, it’s…
Although it was Christy’s birthday, we had a tea party in our basement yesterday to celebrate Aly’s birthday . It was strictly girls only – I got to come down to take pictures and sing “Happy Birthday” to her. The layout. Note the hanging dresses in the upper-left corner. Everyone has to dress up for…
Party at the Park – Firefighters to the Rescue Originally uploaded by mattdantodd. Before our party began, a 2 year old managed to lock himself in the bathroom. After several minutes of his mom trying to coach his unlocking skills, we decided it was time to break into the door (it was a deadbolt lock…what…
Happy Birthday Aly! Originally uploaded by mattdantodd. Alyson at the center of attention – right where she loves to be!
Cake in the Park Originally uploaded by mattdantodd. The kids (and kids at heart) went to town on the cake!
Food City to the Rescue! Originally uploaded by mattdantodd. After the “cake-tastrophe” (see below), Christy made a quick call to Food City. We stopped by on the way to the park and picked up this beautiful cake.