Whew. Who knew planning a first birthday party could consume me this much?! I actually had the thought of “What will I do once this birthday party is over?” last night. I’ve been in party planning mode for about 3 months now & it’s cool to see everything finally coming together.
Last night I worked on the centerpieces & I love the way they turned out. I wrapped three different sized boxes with wrapping paper, bought a little dog that has a “1″ on it to sit on the top of the boxes & balloons will go on the side. It looks cute & I’m probably not doing it justice by trying to describe it. (I’ll post pictures of it after the party happens.)
My in-laws are coming in town today & I know that will take away time from setting everything up. Remember, though my in-laws mean well, they are, um, very needy, which drives me up the wall.
I know that all first birthday parties are more for the parents & I know that Monkey won’t really [click to continue…]
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Jane, Monkey, and Tarzan wish all of you a very Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a Jolly end of December! Christmas time always brings an overwhelming amount of childhood memories rushing through me. The excitement. The happiness. The joy. Family. Toys. Fun. Some of my best memories growing up were this time of year. And I know Jane and I will do everything we can to create the same magic for Monkey for many years to come.
I’m a big sucker for traditions, especially creating my own traditions with my little family.
These past few weeks I’ve been a shopping fool picking up new baby toys for Monkey. So what that Monkey will only be 6 months at Christmas… He’ll have a lot of presents to open… well, make that a lot of presents that Tarzan and I will be opening for him. :) It’s his first Christmas & I want to make it memorable, if nothing else but to put a smile on my face (& Tarzan’s too)!
With the birth of our little baby Monkey, we got way behind on some of the great products we received that needed to be reviewed – as I’ve mentioned a few times now to keep reminding myself. LOL! Now that things are calming down a little around here, Jane is back posting on our pregnancy and baby blog here, and will be getting back to Twittering.
Need some sleep? The 
(featuring four soothing sounds from nature) is one of our favorite baby items thus far. Why? Well, a few nights ago Mommy Jane and I were going crazy trying to figure out a way to help relax Monkey and get him to fall asleep. It was around 2 or 3 in the morning and we were going crazy trying to figure out what to do.
= a post from Mommy Jane 
= a post from Daddy Tarzan
