If you’ve been reading my posts, you know that I’ve been agonizing over the microphone cake that Captain Fussybuckets requested for his 3rd birthday party as well as the piñata that I had the brilliant idea of making. I promise this will be the last birthday post for awhile…well, okay, maybe a few days/weeks, as …
Captain Fussybuckets turned 3 on Tuesday. His party is planned for Saturday and will include his three 3 year-old cousins and of course, Baby Brother and the rest of our families, hopefully. That is, assuming we’re all well! Here are a few pictures from the Big Birthday! The night before his birthday – Halloween …
Piñata makers don’t get paid enough. I started making Captain Fussybuckets a piñata for his 3rd birthday party a few weeks ago. His party isn’t until Saturday, but the piñata still isn’t finished. Yes, it’s hard when I have to work on it during naptime or after bedtime, but at naptime, Baby D is between …
Captain Fussybuckets is THREE YEARS OLD today!!!! Happy birthday to a sweet, lovable, energetic boy! We love you!
Dear Lady with a Louis Vuitton handbag, talking on your iPhone and not facing the play area at Chick-Fil-A where your grandson is playing, The place is a madhouse because you and other grandparents and parents aren’t watching your children. Sure, it’s Family Night, but that doesn’t mean it’s Send Your Child Into a Closed …
Back story: My husband is a youth minister at a small-ish church in Texas. Baby D is usually the only one in his Bible class, which is 0-2. Captain Fussybuckets is the next youngest in his class by a couple of years. We need more little kids, but that’s beside the point! So, I go …
Life is hard. Being a kid is hard. Being the parent of a busy kid is hard, too. I’m not the parent of a busy kid…well…they’re busy, but not in the sense that I’m talking about. I am meaning busy as in going to school, having after school practice, having tons of homework, and barely …
I love fall. The smells, tastes, and beautiful scenery is awesome to me. I just love fall. I’ve always been a sucker for pumpkin pie and more recently, chocolate chip pumpkin bread. Pumpkins are a very versatile veggie and can be used in a lot of recipes! Yesterday I cooked and pureed a pie …
The boys are all HUGE candy lovers. They all like sour candy and chocolate. Yeah, I know, that doesn’t leave much that he doesn’t like. Candy is everywhere and people love to give kids candy. And that’s fine, but we all know that too much candy is not good. Find out which candy is the worst for …