Birthdays as a sixteen year old sure look different. His focus was spending time with friend, both during the day while I worked and then in...

The kid obsessed with cookies got a whole box full from Cookies and Dreams , as well as visits from grandparents, a swim in the lake, more c...

  For the first time in twelve years, I wasn't there the moment Elizabeth woke up on her birthday. I made it a little extra with balloon...