Six!
Today we celebrate six years of our Precious (make that Precocious) Pea, Elyany Lucy Therese. Her party was yesterday, and what better way to celebrate than with white and pink…
Happy Birthday to Jeff
December is a month of many celebrations, including the birth of my oldest brother and oldest friend in the world. Big brother Jeffie and baby Nettie, in Chicago. We've been…
An Unusual Birthday
I'm almost a month late in blogging about Xavier's birthday and I plead crazy time as my excuse. Just wait till you hear. It's been ridiculous. So, Xavier had his…
Another Birthday!
Today we are low-key celebrating another awesome year of Alyssa - it's her actual birthday, but due to work schedules, we will have the party next week. Today, Alyssa is…
Easter 2019
In many ways I feel like I missed the Easter season this year, because I missed the observance of the Paschal Triduum: Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. Paul…
Finally Five!!
Elyany Lucy Therese:Precocious. Clever. Cheeky. Creative. Artful. Affectionate. Sensitive. Slight.Five. For our March family birthday bash, we got to party at Heidmann East out in Apache Junction at Jon's place.…
B-52
Yesterday was Paul's 52nd birthday! Having a birthday fall on Sunday means all sorts of good things. For Paul, it meant going to mass with his family, and getting to…
February Birthday Shenanigans
It's a good thing there are other ladies in the family who are good at planning because if birthday parties were left up to me, it wouldn't be nearly as…
Jacob The Invincible!
I struggled in choosing the right word for the title of this post. Jacob is a wordsmith and one wants to get it right with him, but he's also exceedingly…
Natalie at Twelve
Our beloved Natalie arrived at the audacious age of Twelve this year, two days after Thanksgiving. My camera was not working too well, but I managed a few hazy pics…