9th Birthday

My kids are growing up so fast! I'm constantly going between wanting them to stay babies as long as possible, and being excited to see the people they're growing up to be and have grown up to be. My middle daughter turned 9(!) yesterday.

Happy birthday to my creative, funny, artsy, beautiful, stylish girl. 

We celebrated with an amazing chocolate cake my oldest daughter (14!) made. 

The nine-year old was happy with her presents, including the newest "it" toy, pocket puppies, below. 

Birthday Breakfast

My youngest just turned six, and if I had my way, I would like to slow down time so that I could enjoy this time period a little bit more. Fill my life with moments where you have time to sit still and appreciate it. But since "time is no man's friend" we have to just squeeze in whatever moments we can. Last weekend we took a day to celebrate the little one's birthday. First we went to have a stomach stretching breakfast at a Long Island breakfast staple, Maureen's Kitchen in Smithtown, and then apple picking a little further out on the island.