-
#birthdayfest2015 : $50 Gift card to Build-A-Bear
The first time I visited a Build-A-Bear Workshop was for my mom’s birthday in 2003. They came down to stay at Disneyland Resort for the weekend, and one night I took her to Build-A-Bear to construct a Tinker Bell frog…
-
#Disneyside birthday preschool playdate
Last year we threw Miss L a pretty epic “Rainbow Dash” 4th birthday party. This year, we were a bit indecisive on plans, which meant that all of the local venues were booked up by January, so we decided to…
-
#birthdayfest2014: thursday is for the tikes
Today’s giveaway was inspired by Miss L and her current love of a certain book. As it often happens, the words “I quit” started floating around our house in recent months. They were followed by temper tantrums of stubbornness and…
-
#birthdayfest2014: tuesday is for trinkets
I was wandering through Amsterdam on a Sunday in the summer of 2001 when I walked past a jewelry store that was closed, but in the window were the most beautiful and colorful necklaces I’d ever seen. They were costume-style…
-
how to throw a successful birthday party for 4 year old’s in the rain
You might have heard that California is in the middle of its worst drought in history. And perhaps that while most of the country has been dealing with epic snowstorms and a winter that Elsa “the snow queen” just doesn’t…
a career mom trying to make every day extraordinary