birthdays

Birthdays were always really important growing up in our house. My mom made a big deal out of each of our birthdays - even my sisters whose birthdays were only about 2.5 weeks apart. They each got separate birthday ordeals. Brett and Kate's birthdays are about 8 weeks apart, with my birthday sandwiched right in the middle. We just did Brett's birthday party yesterday. After a trip to the ER, we still managed to pull off the party on time, as scheduled, with a LOT of help from the fam! Brett's party was based on the movie, Cars, and he LOVED it! I'm trying to start planning Kate's birthday party, but I'm not sure what I want to do yet. Do we do princesses, or ladybugs, or just a generic pink 1st birthday theme??? Hmm... not sure yet. Of course, I'll do my own invites, etc. I just can't do store bought invites... apparently I like the extra work :)

In the middle of all of this birthday party planning, people keep asking what I want for my birthday. I haven't even given it much thought, honestly. Off the top of my head, here are a few "wants" - certainly not "needs."

• New Vera Bradley Villager - I like the Peacock, Cambridge, and Java Blue patterns
• More straps for my funky little flip flops - I already have blue, tan, and black with white polka dots
• Gift cards always work, especially if I get time to shop without the kids :) My favs are Gap, Banana Republic, and Loft
• Scrapbooking stuff!!! Archiver's, Michael's or AC Moore gift cards are fantastic!!!

Hmmm.. I'm sure there are probably more if I thought about it for more than 5 minutes. I'll let you know if I think up anything really great :)

In the mean time, I really need to start getting caught up on the kids' books. I can't believe that the last thing that I scrapped was Kate @ 3 days old. Gotta find the time to sit down and do it (without the kids standing on my toes!)