August turned seven this year, and he wanted a Minecraft-themed birthday party. We invited his friends for an afternoon at our house with pizza and…

We had two birthday parties on Sunday. The first was for Eleanor’s friends, and the second, later in the day, was for our family and…

This post was created in partnership with Bing.   Eleanor’s fifth birthday is only a couple of weeks away, and Brandon and I had been…

August requested a Star Wars birthday party this year, switching after initially wanting it to feature dinosaurs. (I think Brandon was just as excited about…

There’s the birthday girl, approving of the party decorations before her guests arrived. Eleanor requested a Play-Doh party this year. Brandon’s mom, a former preschool…

A few weeks ago, we asked August for a little party planning input. “What kind of birthday party do you want, August? Cars?” “Uh huh.”…