Baby Musings

It was another first birthday party! I love a good party theme, and we all had fun prepping the house in The Very Hungry Caterpillar decor. The kids spent the afternoon coloring the big pictures for the windows. The baby seemed totally confused (as most one year olds are). She gave us blank stares as we sang, cheered, and ripped open presents. She was all about the cake though. She loves her treats!
Mia's Cupcakes designed the "cake" and it was even better than I imagined! Yummy too!

If you're still reading this, notice the beautiful balloons on the side. I took the kids (all of them) to the party store to get balloons. We chose an assortment of colors and waited patiently (okay, no one was patient) as they were assembled into two "floor displays." I walked out with two beautiful "floor displays" and as soon as we got to the van I began to panic. The were instantly tangled together. I wasn't quite sure what my strategy would be to get them untangled and into the car. Seems like it shouldn't be that difficult, right? I had Sophie buckle the little kids and began the long process of trying to shove them into every area of the van. I've never really purchased or transported large quantities of balloons prior to this event and I will tell you it was quite an ordeal. They started popping, and it was like someone was firing several gunshots. The little kids were screaming. The baby was terrified. I was using some "choice words." I was sweating, yelling different strategies at the kids who were trying to help me. I asked a woman walking by if she had any ideas how to get them in and she just kept walking--avoiding all eye contact. I hardly blame her. It must have been quite a scene. We made it home with fewer balloons. Lesson learned.