Oh, you thought you were going to get away with not hearing all the details of a 2-year-old’s birthday? Wrong. You’re so welcome. But hey – at least I’m promising you a cake (recipe) for tomorrow!Nat’s actual birthday was on … Read More
Gray shirt: thrifted (Ann Taylor Loft); Lace undershirt: Downeast Basics; Cardigan/Cords/Shoes: Target; Bag: Zappos Some people hate birth stories. I happen to love them. To those of you who can’t stand hearing about the minute details of how someone else’s … Read More
This past weekend, I planned a little surprise babymoon for Dan. He conveniently had a men’s church activity on Thursday night, for which I slyly convinced him to get a ride so I could drop Nat off at my parents’ … Read More
We like books. We have a lot of books. I am definitely a “thrower” rather than a “keeper” (Dan sometimes gets sad when I immediately chuck cards after reading them…apologies to anyone who was hoping I’d go to the grave … Read More
Look, I know there are probably a thousand different versions of this out there already. But I figure when you’re a parent getting ready to subject yourself to travel with an infant, well, you can never hear too many experiences. … Read More
I mentioned before how I tried to pack a basics and layers. But what exactly does that entail? This seems like a cop-out, but I think it will be a bit different for everyone. I happen to generally prefer skirts … Read More
I really appreciated the helpful suggestions on packing basics that mix and match for our trip. And that’s exactly what I did! But what exactly are basics? What’s a good number for that amount of time (2.5 weeks including travel)? … Read More
Several “ka-chow!”s later, we headed over to the Air & Space Museum, which, as you can imagine, is basically little boy heaven. He loved all the activities and all the many, many planes (especially the colored ones and the ones you could go inside). Seriously, if you have a toddler and are in DC, go to this museum. We headed home for lunch and naps, and then went too dinner and to pick up a couple (free!) birthday desserts.
On Saturday, we had a fun little party at an awesome park nearby. Can I just say how much I love having parties at parks? Because I do. Built-in entertainment, minimal clean-up, decorations optional. So easy. This particular park has TONS of little play cars and other vehicles, which made it even more perfect. The kids got to decorate some cardboard box cars, which they loved. We’d intended to do one game (red light, green light with the boxes), but the kids were having too much fun running around to bother stopping for an activity that didn’t involve sugar. So we just let them play and the adults chatted and we all ate food (breakfast taquitos and vanilla pear muffins and other assorted snacks) and it was just delightful.
We headed home and opened a few presents (though we’d said no presents, several people still brought Nat a little something – he could not get enough of his new Mater) and took naps. We went to dinner with my parents that night; spending the whole day with them was present enough for Nat. Overall, just a really delightful and low-key and fun birthday.
Oh, and the cake? Was to die for. Stay tuned for a recipe tomorrow!
