Today I am featuring a birthday party that packs a serious punch! Hi-ya! A friend’s son is taking karate classes so she threw him a ninja-themed party for his 4th birthday. No, not the green, teenage-mutant variety; the cool, shoot-poisonous-darts-and-sneak-in-and-out-undetected kind! She had so many …

The Chief has been underway for most of his birthdays since we’ve been married. He’s also not one to make a big deal out of anything… that’s my job! So this year, I was thrilled to celebrate his birthday — on land — with family and friends. …

Everyone gets hyped about the first day of school. I sure did. I made an apple photo frame out of cardboard to capture my son’s first day of preschool. Isn’t he a doll?! {Yes, that is a dorsal fin in the “A.”} I was totally …

I had the pleasure of visiting Montreal for an extended weekend with my girlfriends as part of my 40th birthday celebration. We planned what and where to eat first, and then filled our itinerary around that. You can read all about our extraordinary eating exploits in my …

I have had the luxury of being at home and available to my children every day. I’ve tucked them into bed each night and been awoken by them each morning. Aside from giving birth to my second child, I haven’t spent a single night away …