A Winter Wonderland!

This past weekend, we attended birthday parties from A-Z (no, literally - we celebrated with birthday girls with A & Z names!), and they were so beautifully done I just had to share.

On Saturday, we went down to Gorgeous Millie to celebrate the second birthday of one of the little ones I work with. Gorgeous Millie is a locally-owned cooperative, teacher-led playgroup, and has to have one of the most beautiful spaces for children I've ever been in. The walls are etched with gold flowers, the furniture is comfortable - an anomaly amongst children's venues! - and every little area is well thought out to encourage constructive and imaginative play. I honestly cannot say enough good things!

Anyhow, we arrived at Gorgeous Millie to see the space transformed into a winter wonderland! Ava even wore a Christmas-y dress for the occasion (and so mama could get another use out of it - it's one of my faves!):

Walking in a Winter Wonderland:

I mean, seriously, how adorable are those details? I particularly loved that the hot cocoa bar also had Prosecco as an option, and the donut and milk snowmen? Divine! 

In case the decor and food wasn't adorable enough, there were also winter crafts and a face painter on hand,which Ava took full advantage of!

One satisfied birthday party patron!

Happy, happy birthday to A! We had an amazing time!!!

Our Busy Saturday!

A couple of weeks ago, Ava and I embarked on a particularly busy Saturday while David got some studying in for his grad school classes. It seems that at least twice a year, there comes a weekend where every event I need to commit time to comes at the same time, and this certainly was the case the first Saturday of this month.

First and foremost, Ava and I headed out early to head to Pease Mansion for the Acton Children's Business Fair. Think lemonade stands, but on a hugely impressive level, with local kids of all ages applying for and then putting together booths and products to sell. The oldest of the two girls I've watched for years had a booth for the second year in a row, and so we went to show our support - as well as to score some awesome finds! Kids these days are geniuses I swear. Well, except for the thirteen-year-old boy who asked me if I had any teenage sons. Um, excuse me?!

Aside from the amazing products, there was also a ton to do! Ava made both a sand ornament and a card, plus there were some vegan products! Woohoo!

After we'd spent a couple hours there, we headed down south to Gorgeous Millie's Touch-a-Truck event! Between the multitude of vehicles to explore, the painting tent, bounce house, and balloon animals, it was a great time!

Such a fun day! We can't wait for next year's events already!