These are some good buddies and three of them have birthdays in March.  That means tons of parties with these same girls all month long.  Fun! This year Kate wanted a Minecraft themed party.  Since I don’t play this game on my own I had to turn to Pinterest to get some ideas.  We knew […]

I can’t believe it.  I had been planning a surprise party for Ellie for weeks.  Ellie knew what kind of party it was going to be  (we started the tradition of having the 13th birthday at a hotel with Jill) but she didn’t know WHEN it was going to be. I worked it all out […]

I’m sure you don’t recognize him, but that is my nephew Jack.  He turned six a couple of weeks ago and we were lucky enough to help out at his Secret Agent party. Before the party even started we got into the mood by grooving to secret agent tunes… The agents each got ready by […]

nerdfighter (n): a person who, instead of being made up of cells and organs and stuff, is actually made entirely of awesome. This is one of Jill’s favorite definitions of herself and her posse.  (Quote from John and Hank Green.)  These guys really ARE made of awesome!  Right now Jill is really into Dr. Who. […]

Being the youngest kid and third in a row of birthdays is hard.  It means you have to wait FOREVER until your party happens.  At least that is what Kate was thinking.  Like the other two girls we just had a little pizza and sleepover party but she could hardly wait. Of course I needed […]

That’s the phrase that went through my head the whole time I was getting ready for Ellie’s party.  I know, I’m weird that way! Just as with Jill’s non-party, I needed a theme for Ellie too.  Back in the fall Ellie helped raise  money for her middle school by selling magazines.  She tried REALLY hard […]