Just Fa-la-la-la-laing Around Here

My friend, Jenny, was gracious enough to share “how we Advent” here at Team Whitaker over at Catholic News Agency. It’s definitely been an evolution. This week, I’ll be sharing some photos of what Advent and Christmas look like. That means I actually need to vacuum and pick up the 8,000 toys, 4,500 art projects…

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May the Party Be With You: A Star Wars Shindig

Have a Star Wars fan in your life? This party is full of food ideas, party games, fun details and creative party favors to make your Jedi Knight one happy boy or girl.

I hear there’s a small, low-budget film coming out today. {insert all the crying laughing emojis} Star Wars has been a film for the ages, literally. Just about every boy I know (and his dad) loves the film and all those Yoda quotes. Throw in a light saber war and they’re fans for life. But, this…

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If It Looks Like a Turkey and Walks Like a Turkey…

While our Thanksgiving wasn’t filled with the traditional family around the table – we had many friends instead – it was full of love, laughter and a fair amount of vino. And pie. Always the pie. My favorite thing about the day may be the way Anna-Laura spelled “deviled eggs” – I know. I die.…

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Just Chumming Around: A Shark Birthday

Looking for a fin-tastic birthday theme? This shark birthday party is perfect for the little boy in your life. It's full of creative party favors, shark-themed food and fun water games. Time to get your bite on. Chomp! Chomp!

Choosing birthday themes with my kids has to be one of my most favorite parts of being a mom. What can I say? I like to party. While all the bigs were away at summer camp, Luke and I snuggled on the couch and hit up Pinterest. And that’s when we spied it. Shark bait.…

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Take Five

I forgot how much September kicks my butt. Hooray for all this client work (’tis the season for annual reports!), but boo on the blogging front. Here’s a quick five on what’s been going on in our world. Birthdays. Oh yeah. Luke’s sixth birthday (what?!) is happening in two weeks and he asked for a…

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