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1. we went to one of those ridiculously expensive, pay top dollar for the experience Hibachi grills for my brother's 22nd birthday. kelly and i shared a portion and still managed to come home full to the brim. two days later and we still smell like that place. i am not going to lie, the high calorie consumption was worth it. white sauce? yes please.
2. is it strange that my girl cries if i don't let her see my poopies after i potty??? she looks cute, but don't let that fool ya.
3. as much as i want to remain californian, the longer i'm here the more south carolinian i become, y'all. i even whipped up my southern boy some shrimp and grits. if he forgot why he loved me, this pretty much sealed the deal all over again. ; )
4. hunter's birthday party happened two weeks after his actual day and took place this weekend. the wait just prolonged the partying so he didn't complain one bit. we go very low-key for our kids' parties. like think of spending all of $20 ish bucks on the whole thing. we had homemade egg free cupcakes, juice, presents, and our immediate family helped us party.
5. normally i like to make homemade birthday banners, and cupcake toppers, but when my boy saw Thomas at Target his heart went pitter patter. plus it all only cost $4. i took stickers and put them back-to-back with a toothpick in-between for cupcake toppers. simplest ones i've ever made.
(forgive my icing for it's frumpy-ness. it was a sloppy, busy morning that day.)
6. he wanted to wear his party hat all week until it was party time, of course. he talked about these things for seven straight days. i was painfully confused over his sudden change of heart. the presents and guests were the perfect cure for this cranky onset. so then we partied. hunter wanted it to last for five days. he said so himself.
7. some noteworthy moments:
sage and papa (kelly's dad)... this is a major milestone. sage was content in someones arms, other than my own, for the entire party.
my mom was so ready to steal my bff's baby girl. i don't think she let her go the entire time. that's a grandma for you.
sage and her aunt becky. ps. thank you for the prayers for my sister-in-law, becky and her baby. your encouragement after friday's post was very kind. you sweet things, you.
sage and her gigi (kelly's mom). this picture is very special to us. if you remember, gigi has been very sick for 20+ years but is getting better and better every day. last year at this time she would have not been able to hold a baby. and she was able to hold sage for a good long while. my heart turned to mush.
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those shrimp and grits look SO good!! that's definitely a dish i always order when visiting charleston :) happy monday.
On the looking in the potty thing? I thought my child was the only one with such a strange habit! Celia went through a phase where she insisted on inspecting both her work and ours whenever anyone went potty, and she would freak out if we flushed the toilet before she could see!
i puffy heart hibachi and so does our Kelcee lol! ever since on her birthday they made her a heart shaped out of rice and made it beat with the spatula she was sold..lol her fav now is super expensive ha! i lol about smelling like it for two days that's why we eat there than come home ha!
ok so i think your cupcakes and your cupcake toppers are uber cute! So is that precious hunter and sage of yours!
LOL Kelcee does the same thing with the potty scene sometimes ha!
Love how you did the whole party for like 20 bucks...teach me teach me! I remember when you did Sage's nursery and it reminded me of the show design on a dime...where it looked like you spent a fortune and you didn't amazing!
Have a Happy Day murp!
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I'm so glad you consider us immediate family! ;) Hunter's party was cute and fun, until Jude's meltdown...Hunter ants Sage were adorable as usual! I wasn't sure if your mom was going to give Nora back to me! Ha!
I want to try these shrimp and grits. They look delish!
I think it's hilarious that sage has to see the poopy. It's so gross! But, pooping isn't private anymore after kids. Jude likes to stand right beside me and flush while I'm on the potty. Kids are so fun!
And, I love seeing Kelly's mom doing so well. It was so good to see that. It's truly amazing!
Have have yet to try making shrimp and grits. Yours look delicious! They are served a lot over the Christmas holidays here.
I may have to make those shrimp and grits for Justin as well...I would definitely score some points with him:) Love the birthday pictures!
What a sweet sweet party! I am totally going to use the sticker cupcake topper idea!
I've never had grits, but your picture made me hungry for some.
I will continue to pray for Becky.
Have a wonderful day!
Yum on the shrimp deal. Sweet party pics- I love the back to back sticker idea: very resourceful! Have a wonderful new eek! Happy Monday, Carissa. I hope I link up- my mind is definitely feeling random. Might be a late one as today is also Hub's Birthday.
Um , you do realize that was "week" and not "eek"! Either way, have a wonderful!
Don't wory about the potty thing - my little sister Ava used to do it, but she finally grew out of it. :) I'm absolutely positive your kids will too.
Never had grits before...and that's pretty crazy, considering I live in the heart of the South. :P But those shrimp and grits look pretty good! Maybe I should try it out. :)
hugs and blessings,
~bree
Where is the link up?
The birthday pictures look fabulous and fun. Praise to God about Kelly's mom -- what an amazing miracle! And, I noticed that she's wearing a legacy bracelet. :)
You know how much I like grits. I think I might have to come back to South Carolina to have those shrimp and grits. I know, I know, I know, you gave me a recipe -- but your extras sound divine. And you'd know the proportions. ;)
Laughing at the Sage thing -- laughing because it's so totally normal.
Love you, my friend. And still praying for your sister in law, Becky.
Rach
Oh man those shrimp look yummy. Love the cake toppers... such a great idea that I could actually pull off.
Prayers for your Becky.
What a wonderful birthday celebration, glad your little man had a bright and wonderful love-filled day :)
You "plate up" really well, the shrimp dish looks amazing!
Adorable party things! So glad I'm not the only Mama who goes low-key for birthdays. We always just have immediate family, and ours isn't very big so it's reeeeal low key. So glad your Hubby's Mom is being restored.
I'm not a fan of grits, but the shrimp and grits you made looks incredible!!
Have a delightful week, friend!
Thanks so much for hosting! Have a great week.
~Semi Domesticated Mama
haha we love going to the hibatchi play! we do lunch where it's cheaper...the kids thrive on it! plus it's a lot of food and we can take some home for leftovers (extra meals)
love that she has to see ur potty....maybe she will be ready super early!
I found you for the first time last week and I am #27 today. I am from Arizona and now live in Pawleys Island, just up the road from you. Can relate to the whole shrimp and grits story. Pinned your nutella cheesecake last week. Love your thoughts, the way you live your life!
great birthday pics! :)
awww it looks like you guys had a great time!
I totally for the low key birthday parties and the cupcake toppers look great!
I asked my five year old if he wanted a big birthday party and he said: 'no mommy, I just want to go to Chuckee Cheese and be with my family.' swoon.
Have a beautiful week!
What a fun birthday! I'm totally going to keep that cupcake idea in mind for upcoming birthdays! So cute. I've got a couple thomas fans too :)
What a wonderful party!! It looks like it was so much fun!! PS Those cupcakes look delicious!!!
Yum, Hibachi, totally worth smelling like it for days!
Love the birthday pics! Don't you love it when kids accidentally make life easy on you, like with the Thomas cupcake toppers? My son decided that for Halloween this year he wanted to be something that we already had a "play" costume for. I loved that I didn't have to hunt anything down.
And what do you use for your collages? They look great! I used to put my pics into Picnik once they were edited just for the collage feature, I'm so bummed they are shutting it down.
Also, prayers for your family and sister in law! What a heartbreaking story on Friday, praying for the best outcome for them and their sweet baby!! Please keep us updated if you can.
Happy Monday!
Erin
That potty thing is so cute, my little cousin waits outside the bathroom door and whenever someone comes out, she says "Good Girl" and gives you a high five! Kids are the cutest!
What a cute cranky boy for his birthday :) And that shrimp and grits looks yum!!!
The birthday treats looked perfect! Praying for your sweet family. Hope everything goes well.
Those shrimp and grits looks divine. Mmmm! And it looks like such a fun little celebration. You have some adorable kids :)
shrimp grits! yummo!!
your family seems like total sweetness, what a blessing. also, your appropriately numbered second point...i died.
love you, cutie. praying for you today!
I have had so many people tell me about shrimp and grits lately that I need to try them! I went to try and find grits at the grocery store and could find nothing but instant. I guess I will have to keep looking.
Oh, I have so many thoughts in response to this. lol First, I love the photos of your family! And of your little man's birthday, too. Love that you keep parties low key. I could learn from you. My husband is always telling me that it's ridiculous to spend so much on a party when I could spend that money somewhere where it matters!
I'm glad that Gigi is feeling better. I understand having a family member that is sick. My brother's sister has lyme disease and has had it for nearly 15 years. It's wreaked havoc on her body and caused all kinds of problems. She has days where she can barely even function.
Oh!! And shrimp and grits??? You're speaking right at me with those babies. ;)
You will always be a California girl at heart! Love shrimp and grits. I am gonna have to try this recipe and yay for celebrating Hunter's birthday party with Thomas the train party goodness!
Oh, the Shrimp and Grits, yummy for sure! And, we do love to go to the Habachi Grill and yes, it is overpriced.
Love the b'day pictures and our babies have yet to have a big party either. They have the rest of their lives to share it with their friends and while they are little, family is plenty enough.
So happy for Kelly's Mom. I can't even imagine living in a state of illness for years and years. Oh, my!
Blessings for a great week!
Thank you for always having such a good perspective on things, and being THANKFUL for them. I need to remember to have your outlook. So glad Gigi got to hold Sage!! Have a great week!
your shrimp and grits look delish! just like a southern lady! good job on that ;)
i love a habachi grill, but it is ridiculous how much they charge!
looks like the party was so fun. :)
great randoms, darlin' :) your girl and the bathroom thing is quite the mystery. don't you just wonder what's going through their heads??
i am trying to get geared up for bday season at our house too. noah's is this weekend.
Looks like a fun, little party!
gooooodnesssss those shrimp and grits look amazing!!!
We also ate Hibachi Japanese Saturday night - one of my favorite things! Love your fire shot! Those shrimp and grits look amazing! I consider myself a shrimp and grits connoisseur, and always order this if it is on a menu somewhere. I have never thought about making it at home, but I may just have to try this recipe out!
Such a cute party, and looks like everyone really enjoyed themselves!
Great job on the party! How special is that party! Patsy from
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Those Thomas cupcake toppers are cute! My almost 5 yr-old wants a Thomas party too :)
You definitely need to stop posting all these delicious looking food photos. They are waaaay too tempting! Lovely images.. love Hunter & his birthday hat!
Happy birthday to your little boy..love the food pictures.. and Thomas the train is also my boy's favourite.
I think that often times the simplest birthday parties are the best! Looks like it was fun! And Sage? What a cutie!
So glad to have found your blog:) Such beautiful photos! What could be more perfect than shrimp and grits?! Yum!
I've never been to one of those grill places but I have heard good things about them. Glad you all enjoyed :) Those shrimp and grits warm my heart right through my computer screen. You have Kelly captured for sure! Everything looks great for Hunter's party. That was so smart to use the Thomas stickers. That is a wonderful picture of Sage and her Gigi...God is SO good!
Your sweet little girl is cracking me up! Too funny.
Oh and what a brillant and easy way to make cupcake toppers! Love it!
Such sweet pictures. I never thought of stickers for cupcake toppers! What a great idea!
Yes, the smell from hibachi restaurants linger for.e.ver! And $20 for a birthday party?...You are awesome :).
you made shrimp and grits?! i knew there was a reason i liked you ;)
way to throw an amazing party for $20 bucks!
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