Henry is ONE

In just over a week our Henry will turn ONE! We can hardly believe it... I swear I was JUST pregnant! To mark the occasion, we're hosting our families at our apartment in Helena next Saturday afternoon. It will be wonderful to fill our little home with love to celebrate our vivacious, kind and smart little boy. Still bald as a cucumber, what Henry lacks in hair he makes up for with JOY! And boy does he know how to spread joy through his smiles, giggles and snuggles. We couldn't feel more complete!

To match our little guy's spirit, we've planned a bright and colorful fiesta complete with a Momofuku Milk Bar Birthday Cake, letter balloons to spell out his years, party hats, a knit crown for him to sport and custom laser cut invites and banners. We're keeping it simple with a taco bar and the gifts at a minimum. But the Hubs and I did snag a couple items for the boy including these sunnies and this book by Joanne Liu.

Thirty Two

August has almost come and gone but during these past few weeks, I had time to turn 32...!! You guys... THIRTY TWO, can you believe it?!  Taking a page out of my mother-in-law's book, the Hubs and I celebrated with "a day of Whitney" which entailed rolling around on my sweet new cruiser bike (thanks Hubs!), crab cakes and malasadas (Hawaiian style Portuguese doughnuts), a quick trip to the National Gallery to finally get my photo with Katharina Fritch's giant blue rooster and a spectacular mouth watering dinner at the Inn at Little Washington (#13 on my 101 list). My cup is so full and I have to say 32 feels just right. How do you celebrate birthdays? Any traditions? Please do tell, I'm all ears and I've missed you!!