He’s 16 years old today. I honestly can’t believe it. It seems like just last year that he was this chubby-cheeked, sweet little boy. Now he’s still as sweet, not quite so chubby-cheeked, and about a foot taller than me! Happy birthday, Michael! I love you, and miss you SO much.
Birthday
Ice cream cone cupcakes
Have you ever had one of these? I got the idea from the Betty Crocker website, and was happily surprised by how easy and fast they are to make. I did it all two hours before Maya’s birthday party, but I’m sure making them the night before would work just as well. They were a […]
A birthday at Cox Farms
With all the preparations for our trip, I failed to post photos from Maya’s 4th birthday celebration. This year, her birthday fell on the most beautiful Saturday of September. We spent the morning at Cox Farms in Northern Virginia, where a Fall Festival is held yearly that just happened to kick off on Maya’s birthday. […]
Baby’s 1st birthday…
Was yesterday. Due to my MIL’s surgery we celebrated it this past Saturday. Other than baking a cake and buying a few treats for the kids, I had nothing planned. On that account, I was pleasantly surprised when we walked in to the in-laws’ house and saw that it was decked out with balloons and […]
Ad multos annos! (May you live many more years!)
Today is Pope Benedict’s 81st birthday. Earlier this morning Maya and I were watching the broadcast of his visit to the White House. She sang along as the Marine band played “Happy Birthday” for him. “Does he get birthday cake now?” she asked me. “I’m sure he does, but just in case he doesn’t, do […]
