Lego Cake

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Once E.B. decided he wanted to have a Lego-themed birthday party, I was too excited because I couldn’t wait for our “cake lady” to make his Lego cake.  I just knew it would be cute.  This woman had made my birthday cakes when I was little and every one for E.B. up until this point.  [...]

6 Years

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Well.  It happened.  E.B. turned 6 years old last Thursday.  When I started my blog he had just turned three.  Three.  Break a mama’s heart! His four-year-long obsession with trains and Thomas the Tank Engine has been replaced by Star Wars and Legos.  He’s a complete whiz at his video games.  He’s counting to twenty [...]

Party in the Country

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This past Friday night E.B. went to, hands down, the best children’s birthday party we’ve attended yet.  I normally tolerate kiddie birthday parties just for his sake, but I actually found myself enjoying this one so much, and it wasn’t because it was so over-the-top.  In fact, it’s simplicity and location were the very things [...]