Any birthday with a ZERO on the end is reason to celebrate! Almost all of our family has a summer birthday and most of us end with a zero this year…so that means we celebrated new decades together. My mother-in-law, my Dad, husband, daughter (and me too) happily share that zero. Along with another birthday comes the inevitable question …
Summertime Birthday Inspiration
Summertime is the most popular time to have a baby. Chances are you know many people who have summer birthdays coming up. Here are a few of my favorite people who have inspired me to create the perfect summer birthday party…recipes, music and gift inspirations for each special person. Bonne fête!! Inspiration for your Taurus …
Many Happy Returns to my Dad!!
Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. ~Marcel Proust This is my Dad…a charming gardener who takes care of his trees and makes all those he comes in contact with, smile. Isn’t he the cutest little boy? I think he looks …
Many Happy Returns to my Mom!!
Happy Birthday Coco! One of my funniest memories of my mom was when we went to a drive through for lunch one day. I think it must have been quite the day because we stopped at the first window, paid…then bypassed the second window and FORGOT our lunch! I remember my mom asking me to …
Happy Birthday Little Sister!!
Happy Birthday Paige!! ma petite soeur, music maker in the city of Angels, expert taxi hailer My sister is full of energy. I don’t think she sleeps! She stayed over for Christmas and would have been game for staying up until the kids came downstairs in the early morning if I would have been up …
Happy Birthday to my Tar Heel Dad!!
Happy Birthday Dad!! FIJI, up for anything, athlete and more. Last week my family visited my brother and his family in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. We all had the pleasure of walking in my Dad’s footsteps visiting the campus where he got his undergrad at UNC Chapel Hill. It is a gorgeous campus full of history and TREES! …
Birthday party pour deux (and me too)!
Summer means birthday bonanza in our family. July is like Christmas with several birthdays in a row. For the past two years, I’ve doubled the fun for my kids and combined their birthday parties. This year, I wanted to have their birthday party on MY birthday! After all, they were the very best …
Happy Birthday Honey!!
Happy Birthday to my husband, Derek!! cyclist, Alabama fan, father and more! Derek is NOT a fan of The Steve Miller band (he likes XTC, Rush, Van Halen, Jimmy Page, Foo Fighters and more) but when I hear him rattle off all the places he’s lived, I can’t help think about this song: I went from Phoenix, Arizona All the way …
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Your grandmother sounds like quite a woman! What a lovely image of all four generations together. So few of us have such joy in our lives. Thanks for sharing.
Alles Gute zum Geburtstag und prost!
Happy Birthday Little Sister!!
Happy Birthday Paige!! Little sister, musician and merrymaker! My little sister Paige is my favorite person to laugh with. Earlier this year I called her laughing so hysterically that I couldn’t even speak. She patiently waited (while laughing with me) until stopped giggling hard enough to share with her what was so funny. If I …
Happy Birthday Dad!!
Happy Birthday Dad! Coach, Tar Heel football player, singer and more. My Dad’s signature phrase is, “Give great effort!” It’s become my motto in life and anyone that is around him feels inspired to “give great effort” too. He’s a terrific grandfather and dad. My children call him “Coach!” It’s the perfect name for him because he coached most of …