The beginning of the year is always busy for our family. I start getting excited about birthday parties at the first of the year. Throw in January being a big month for me at school, a bout with the flu, and Jay traveling, we have been a little preoccupied. Earlier in the month I whipped up a baby blanket and pillow for Charlotte and Oliver's second cousin who will be here any day now.
We have about two weeks until Oliver's birthday and we have already made some really cute things to get ready for the big day. With just a little time with the jigsaw and some therapeutic post flu painting, Oliver's Little Blue Truck is all ready to go.
Of course, I have Charlotte's birthday brewing in my head and planning sheets already going. If you do not use a planning sheet for parties I highly encourage you to! It always makes birthdays super manageable if I can see all aspects that go into a celebration. I have been using these since our first birthday party almost four years ago (sniff, sniff...is she that big already?) and have used one on every party we have thrown since.
You can find this planner back months before Charlotte's first birthday.
Even though I have birthday party ideas swirling around my head I need to think about Valentines first, it will be here before I know it!
-melissa