Henry celebrated his 8th birthday last week, so our birthday rituals are in full force around here!

The first thing I do is select ten or so photos from the past year and send them to Walgreens for printing using their online functionality. I order 4×6 for all the photos, except I order a 5×7 of my favorite.

Then I hang the Happy Birthday banner that I made when I was pregnant with Henry. I use painters’ tape to hang the ten or so photos around the banner.

Then I hang a piece of twine with push pins across our dining room window … Read More