I don’t know about you, but I feel like our house has been consumed with candy and sweets since Halloween. So with Valentine’s being today, I wanted to share a cute and fun savory Valentine idea I put together for my son’s class.
I used mini microwavable popcorn and wrapped each one with a cute little greeting and bakers twine.
Hope you all had a sweet (& savory) Valentine’s Day! xo
Blame it on the pandemic and its effect on losing track of time or the fact that I’m a mom of 2 now, but I just haven’t had much time to post on the blog this past year. Yes, you read that correctly, I am now a proud mom of 2 boys.
Meet Davis Jones McClamb…
Since this marks the 2nd year that we have had to be apart from family during the holidays due to the Covid variant, it was nice to know that we stayed close in the hearts of our family and friends.
This is the first year Jackson really understands birthdays (ie: cake with candles, balloons and presents). He specifically asked for a Toy Story party with cake and balloons, so I had to deliver. And of course, I can never just do basic. So although the guest list was limited to our bubble (the grandparents and my sister) due to Covid, I couldn’t pass up on making it his best 3rd birthday party ever.
I created a digital invite based on the Toy Story 3 movie poster.
A big thanks to my sister/best auntie ever, for creating another amazing cake.
And what current birthday isn’t complete without a Zoom Celebration?
This was the digital invite I created, sent to a handful of our family and friends.
A big thanks to everyone that sent their birthday wishes and love to Jackson and to those that joined us on Zoom. Jackson is one super loved kid and we are so blessed to have such amazing family and friends.
Drive-Thru celebrations is basically the new normal now. Let your guests know how much you appreciate them rolling through with custom party favor treat tags.
These custom tags were created for a one year old’s birthday celebration.
Interested in custom party favor treat tags for your next event? Contact me for details.
Do you believe in serendipitous encounters? I sure do!
With the libraries still closed due to Covid-19, lately, I’ve been wanting to buy Jackson new books to add to his library collection. We use to go to the library on a regular, at least once a month, and we would get new books to read along with the book collection he already has. So since March, we’ve been reading the same 10 checked out library books along with the existing book collection he owns, which is A LOT, but if you are familiar with our reading routine (3-4 books, 2 times a day, everyday), you’d see how quickly we’d read through them all, multiple times around.
Late last night while visiting my parents in the San Fernando Valley, I stumbled upon a post a friend shared on Facebook:
“Hi California friends!
Our friend’s son is working on his his Eagle scouts project and selling his books to fund his goals. Please consider buying some books.”
(With a shared link to Books for Hands Facebook page.)
Buying books to help fund a project goal caught my eye at first, but when I learned more about Matthew’s Eagle project, I was just so amazed and proud of this boy that I have never even met before.
“You can give hope to children with limb differences by buying books. Prosthetic limbs are very costly for families because children quickly outgrow their new limbs. For my Eagle Project, I will use my 3D printer to print hands for children. So that I can give these hands to families free of cost, I will be selling my childhood books, as well as some donated adult books and some magazines, so that your friends and family can enjoy these books just like I did.”
Books for Hands
Buy used books to help fund a great cause??? It was a win-win in my book and since I was currently in the area, I took advantage and ordered a bunch of great books last night, which got delivered to my parents doorstep the next day. Thanks so much Matthew! We are so excited to add these books to Jackson’s book collection.
Just to know such thoughtful little beings exist in our world, like Matthew, gives me such great hope for our future. Please visit this page for more info and see how you can help make a difference.