Posts Tagged ‘teenagers’
Cupcake Baking Party, in Pandemic Style
When you have a teenager, turning 15, during a global pandemic you get creative. My girl loves to bake, but our dreams of having all the girls over to bake and decorate cupcakes (and do other crafts) in our kitchen just didn’t seem safe or smart, all things considered. So, we moved it outside. Anna-Laura…
Read MoreA “Meat Fest” Birthday for the Teenager
The older my boys get, the more I realize just how much their lives revolve around sports, food and sleep. Repeat. They’re also asking me to dial it back a bit in the birthday celebrating department. Eeek. But, I get it. I also realize that dialing it back for me is not the same as…
Read MoreA Very Texan Teenage Birthday Celebration
With our oldest daughter’s thirteenth birthday on the horizon this spring, I was stumped with how to properly celebrate it. I wanted her to know how special she was, involve the moms of her friends in some way and do something memorable. A providential evening at a Catholic schools event with the First Lady of…
Read MoreA Foodie Kind of 16th Birthday
Peas and carrots. Peanut butter and jelly. Sweet and tea. Teenagers and food. Some things just go together, don’t they? For our oldest son’s 16th birthday, I struggled with wanting to throw him an epic birthday with not wanting to embarrass the heck out of him. It’s a fine line, this parenting a teenager gig.…
Read MoreThe Thing We’re All Failing At…Miserably
A thousand hours I have spent thinking, praying and pondering this subject. That is not an exaggeration. If you’re the parent of a tween or teen, then I suspect you have, too. It seems as if our kids are growing up – fast – thanks to the information superhighway and social media. When I put…
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