ezra’s tutti frutti party

ezra's 100th day party has come and gone; now we can all relax. the night before, dennis and i stayed up until 2am cleaning and organizing the house (him) and putting together last-minute details & decor (me). we knew we still had a lot to do in the morning (and still take care of two…

fourth of july weekend

happy birthday, usa! the us celebrated its 240th birthday on monday.  july 4, 1776 - when the united states achieved independence from the tea-sipping brits. it's actually quite surprising how relatively young our country is (although it really has been around for many, many years). i'm proud to be raising penny in the states where…

let go, and let God

  d-18 until penny's party! i think it's safe to say that the majority of 2016 was spent agonizing over the details of penny's first birthday. for the most part, i've completed the dol towers - all 3 of them - but i still need to do the tops. i need a break from those…