There are days when the laundry is overflowing, the baby won’t nap, and I can’t remember the last time I drank my coffee while it was hot. Motherhood is noisy and beautiful and exhausting—and somewhere in the middle of that, birthday invitations still get printed.

It might seem like one more thing to plan a party. Another task on the never-ending list. But for me, birthday parties have become small acts of celebration—not just for my kids, but for the life we’re building together.

I don’t plan parties because everything is perfect. I plan them in the middle of the mess. I plan them because I want my children to remember how it felt to be celebrated just as they are. I want them to look back and see that even when life was full of diapers and crumbs and chaos, we paused to say, "You matter. You’re growing. We love you." 

The parties I throw aren't Pinterest-perfect. Sometimes there are mismatched chairs, last-minute grocery store cupcakes, or rain that ruins my plans. But there’s also laughter. And dance parties. And cousins running barefoot through the grass. There’s magic in the ordinary.

I’ve learned that it doesn’t take much to make a party feel special. A printable menu card, a themed invitation, a table set with intention. Those little details help me bring beauty into the moment—even when the rest of life feels anything but tidy.So yes, I still throw birthday parties. Not because I have extra time or energy, but because I want to mark the moment. I want to say, "You are worth celebrating."And maybe, in the middle of it all, I need the reminder too.

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