Parties
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Fourth Birthday Carnival
Sunday we had Nora’s fourth birthday party. Since she is all about the clowns on our street, we decided to have a carnival theme for her party. I had a ton of fun putting together all of the decorations for her party, from our carnival signpost and “prizes” to a bunch of fun midway-style games.…
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Nora’s Maisy Birthday Party
We celebrated Nora’s third birthday Sunday morning. Those of you following me on Facebook got little sneak peeks of our party decorations as Nora and I made them, and knew that I was worried about rain because we were hoping to hold the party outside. It did, indeed, rain but we managed to squeeze everything…
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Wordless Wednesday: It’s a Maisy Party!
Check out Nora’s third birthday party invitation!
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Blueberry-Lemon Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
Slightly adapted from Bon Appetit, August 2001 See more recipes here Two recipes in a row feels a little bit like I’m forgetting to talk about Nora, but this cake is ridiculous, so I had to share. It’s was the perfect cake for our tea party and would be great for any brunch or other…
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High Tea
I’ll admit, I went a little bit crazy planning this party right down to the tiniest detail. But, oh did I have fun. So, so much fun. High tea was the perfect excuse for me to (finally) sew something for myself and to wear one of those dresses crammed in the back of my closet.…
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Report Card
Just stopping in to share a photo from Nora’s party today. I am exhausted from this busy but wonderful weekend. More tomorrow…
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One Week Count Down
In one week, Nora will be two. I know I always say, “I can’t believe…,” well I really can’t. Although, she does seem to be very much a two year old already with a strong independent streak, a chatterbox mouth, and the most adorable little girlishness about her. She certainly is completely different than she was at…
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Diwali
If you know me, you know that I have a fascination with India and Indian culture, and dream of one day traveling to India. While in high school and college I dated a few Indian boys and I was an officer of the Indian Cultural Association in college (first white officer – maybe only!). While…
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Birthday Girl
One year ago today, we were going nuts trying to get baby “Voldemort” (yes, that’s what we called her until we knew who she was) to come out and meet us. And then on a Sunday, beautiful and breezy like today, we met our girl for the first time. It’s hard to believe we’ve been…
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Countdown to One
It’s September. Fall is just around the corner and Nora’s first birthday is in 5 days! Not that she has any idea… I’m still a little bit in disbelief, but mostly I’m incredibly excited for her birthday and her party, for which we are in full preparation mode. It’s on the 5th, which is 4…
