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I know it’s all about my family this week, but then that’s what this blog does is show you how our family functions in the chaos of it all!
You may have noticed that I’ve been lagging a bit on email and comment responses…but there has been so much to take care of with Birthdays, Birthday Parties, Holidays, getting ready for the the new baby, this blog, work, and lack of sleep from sick Littles that I’ve been falling farther and farther behind. Hopefully you’ll except me as human rather that throwing stones, but I still have to apologize as I wish that I could do better for you all!
Onto today’s post. Simple magic moments...
Hayden’s real birthday was Tuesday. And in my book, birthdays, holidays, anything of the sort should be special. It doesn’t need to be over the top. I don’t think many of us are Arron Spelling and able to ship in fresh snow for a white Christmas morning….but there are usually other more economical ways of making something seem magical and memorable no matter the age of your Littles.
For Hay’s birthday morning I swung an arm over at hubby around 6:15AM:
Me: “Hon, can you go to Ralphs and get Hay’s balloons we talked about last night?”
Hubby, half asleep: “Huh, you need me to get a bottle for Hay?”
Me: “No the balloons for her room.”
Hubby, still half asleep: “You need Bafoons?”
Me: “No, No, the BALLOONS for her room.”
Hubby, more than half asleep rolls out of bed slowly puts a cap on his head, “Where? What? Huh…..What am I getting and where??”
Me: “A dozen pink balloons, from Ralphs. It’s the only place open for balloons this early, hurry!”
And off he went. (He’s a GOOD dad!)
Then Addie, Dada and Mama all woke Hayden up at 7AM with LOADS of birthday balloons and hugs, I like to think it looked like magic to her, it was magic to Addie.
For a mere $8 and a little less sleep in the morning for Dada, Hay had an excellent start to celebrate her first birthday.
This is a totally doable, easy treat that I think even your non Little 14 year old might like. I used to do it for my parents’ hotel rooms when they would visit me in college for parents’ weekends. Nothing like a few balloons to make you feel like a kid again!
Happy Birthday Hay!
What a fantastic idea! I know my babies would love it! Keep the ideas coming (as much as you can with all you have going on!). Thanks!
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We’ve been decorating our kids rooms since they were babies on their birthdays. Before we would go to bed at night, when the kids had already fallen asleep, we would go in and decorate with streamers, signs and balloons. It was the first things they saw when they woke up and it was a great way to start their birthday. The older two girls, even though they are away at college, have birthdays while they are home and we still decorate their rooms too! It’s a great tradition.
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So sweet!
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What a fabulous idea!! My daughter’s second birthday will be here before you know it so I may copy your idea!! Love it and I love reading your post.
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So adorable!!! I love the one of the kid hugging!
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Those pictures are so darling!! What a great idea.
Stopping by from SITS!
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So fun and lovely, we do this too! Great photo captures, those baby books must be splendid.
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Love it! Love it! Love it!
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Fantastic idea!!!
Happy Birthday Hayden!
And I do accept you as human. No stones will be cast from me =)
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Love the idea… definitely doing that for Makena’s 2nd this year!!! You’re so creative!
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What precious pictures! Happy Birthday Hayden!
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What an excellent idea! A keeper, for sure! Almost makes me wish there was a birthday to celebrate in our house soon…almost :)
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That’s a really cute idea! Glad to get it before Will’s 1st birthday! I will definitely do this! :)
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I LOVE this idea…THANKS! I’ve been researching ideas for my daughter’s first b’day – coming up in April – for months and I will definitely be doing this :) She’s going to love it and I love the idea of making it a tradition!!!
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I LOVE this idea!! How sweet…my mom always made a big deal of our birthdays too, and it was so special. I am just in the “thinking about when to have kids” stage, but I can’t wait to do this some day! I love your blog..thanks for sharing. :)
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What a magical idea! Little things do create a moment! And pink! I am so jealous!
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Cute baby! I want my own… someday! :)
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Happy SITS Day^^ Ah…that’s soo cute. Great pictures.
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What a cute idea! Your little girl looks SO thrilled! Balloons make everything festive! We had balloons for our wedding receptions and my husband got me several different balloon bouquets. They’re always fun.
Congrats on your SITS day!
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What a stupendously simple idea! She’s adorable!
And Happy SITS Day to you.
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Great idea!! We’ve even thrown a birthday breakfast picnic with candles lit for ambience and all in pj’s. Happy SITS day! Your kids are beautiful!
Andrea
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omigosh this is such a great idea, my daughter would love this! Maybe for her 2nd birthday I will have to borrow this idea for her! Makes for great photos too. :)
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I love any excuse to celebrate. This is a wonderful idea. We always have a birthday breakfast and have balloons on the table, but I love the concept of having them in the room when they wake up. So cute!
By the way… stopping by from SITS.
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Wonderful idea! I love balloons as do majority of kiddos. Your photos are great! Adorable kids. Visiting from SITS!
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Hello, SITS sent me over and this is glorious over here!
Beautiful photos, and I can’t even imagine what things liked like to her.
What a visual memory.
Thank you.
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The baloons are cute but those baby girls are WAY ADORABLE! Neato idea too!
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How cute! What a fun idea.
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My non-little almost 14 year old has a birthday next month…and I am SO doing this! Thanks for all the great tips!
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Your daughter looks so happy with her birthday balloons! I did this in February too – for my 10 year old. I also added a spider web of streamers to trap her in bed :) It took me an hour of rolling around on her floor in the dark..my husband thought I was nuts, but she was sooo excited when she woke up & saw it!
Here from SITS…love your blog :)
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What a simple little treat. It’s the small things our children will remember. We haven’t had balloons in the house for a while. May have to stop and get some today and put on their bedposts for when they come home after school. Let them know I was thinking about them today. Thanks so much.
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Adorable kiddos! Great birthday surprise…
Here from SITS! Happy SITS day!!!
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This is so sweet! My children loved balloons when they were little and this would have been such a fun idea!
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Her face all lit up just makes my day! What a great day.
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this is precious. and when I have children, I am stealing this idea. lol.
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Found you via SITS and I love your blog. The crib balloon pics are priceless and I am going to have to do the exact same thing when my little guy turns one in three months. Beautiful blog!
Ashley
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What a darling idea. You can tell that she is just enchanted with the balloons. I used to tie a helium balloon to my baby’s foot so it would bounce around when he kicked and wiggled and it would keep him entertained for long periods of time, but I never thought to get a whole bunch of them. What a fun idea.
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Totally love it and putting it in my vault of “things I will do when I have kids” so thank you! (ps: stopping by from SITS!).
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Stopping by from Italy to wish you a Happy SITS day
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Balloons are so magical at any age, and I love little red haired children (I was a red headed child, with the nickname Carrot Top all through high school).
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I absolutely love the idea of celebrations a central part of our lives. Magic is simple to create for small ones, and those traditions are so significant for families. Thank you for a beautiful post!
(oh yeah, visiting here from SITS – congrats on your Big Day!)
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This is an absolutely stellar idea! And my older son is turning 14 at the end of June. He would probably “say” it’s dumb, but down inside I think he would be tickled…well…pink! :D
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Beautiful! What a sweet thing!
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Adorable children and what a great idea!
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How fun! And what a precious big sister thing to do! (and dad, too, of course, lol)
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too cute!
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Aw, this was so wonderful. I love all the pink going on as I have a little girl too. Your babies are just precious. Congrats on another birthday milestone!
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So cute! What a fantastic way to wake up! I want to wake up to balloons, too!
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My daughter recently celebrated her birthday as well so happy birthday to yours too!
It DOES look so magical and perfect that her room is full of pretty balloons!
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What beautiful pictures! Happy SITs day!
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Hi there…stopping in from SITS a few days late. :) I love this post, it is such a sweet idea.
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