A Dozen Years & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up On the Edge #652
May 1 was my first born Archie’s dozenth birthday. This got me wondering why do we measure years in decades instead of dozens? If we measured years in dozens, I would be four dozen years old right now instead of five decades old. And four makes me feel younger than five!
Either way we measure it, Archie just turned 12 and he wanted to celebrate at WonderWorks where we had Ralph’s “experience” birthday party in March. The kids and Jeff did the ropes course and we all enjoyed the bubble room very much. Check out some photos from the day.
The Bubble Room
Random Activities
The Ropes Course
Jeff and I went to the moon!
This is the first year that Archie didn’t request a fancy cake from Miss Monica at EuropeCakes. He asked for a basic Carvel ice cream cake. So I obliged. It wasn’t nearly as good as Miss Monica’s cakes, but as far as ice cream cake goes, Carvel gets the job done!
To see some of the wonderful confectionary creations we have had in the past, check out these old posts…
- Radical Ralphie’s Coronavirus Birthday Party
- Awesome Archie’s Zombie on Zoom Birthday Party
- Welcome to Retirement, Army Style
- And in the Blink of an Eye…
- As Old as a Decade and That’s a Big Deal
- Happy Birthday, Pepsi Man!
- Happy Birthday, Cheese God
- Radical Ralphie Turns Ten
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That is all I have for you as we roll into the weekend. I have been in a painting frenzy this week working on our bedroom. I hope to share our master bedroom makeover soon. What have you been working on lately?
Keeping it on the edge,
Shelbee
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24 Comments
Amy Johnson
He looks so much like you! It looks like he had a wonderful birthday. Thanks for the party.
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Aw, thanks so much, Amy! I also see his resemblance to me. It makes me giggle sometimes!
xoxo
Shelbee
Jacqui Berry
Wow what a fantastic birthday treat. I bet you all loved it. Happy birthday to Archie. Xx thanks for hosting the linkup too Shelbee xx jacqui.
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Thanks so much, Jacqui! I hope you are well and enjoying a wonderful weekend.
xoxo
Shelbee
Laura @ Our Grand Lives
Congrats to your Dozen-Year boy! Lots to celebrate!
Thanks for hosting this weekly link! We love “spreading the kindness” and appreciate the opportunity to share our posts. Happy weekend!
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Aw, thanks so much, Laura! Keep shining bright and spreading kindness! I hope you are enjoying a most wonderful weekend.
xoxo
Shelbee
Di
Happy 12th Birthday to Archie! Wonder Park looks like a lot of fun for kids of all ages. Hope you all have a wonderful celebration!
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Thanks so much, Di! I hope you are enjoying a wonderful weekend!
xoxo
Shelbee
Joanne
We occasionally get Carvel ice cream cakes for birthdays too and I alwyas forget how much I do like them until we have them– usually we are much more focused on “real” cakes in all various flavors and combinations instead. It sounds ike a wonderul birthday celebration.
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Thanks, Joanne! There really is something to be said for simple basics! And I don’t know anybody who doesn’t like ice cream cake! (Although it’s really not my favorite form of ice cream or cake. Shhhh. Don’t tell.) I hope you are having a lovely weekend, my friend!
xoxo
Shelbee
Your True Self
Hi, Shelbee – Happy birthday to Archie! And happy 4th dozenth year to you. 😉 Thanks for sharing these fun photos – Angie, http://www.yourtrueselfblog.com
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Thanks so much, Angie! I hope you are enjoying a most wonderful weekend!
xoxo
Shelbee
Esmé Slabbert
Firstly, HUGE congratulations on your first born Archie’s s birthday. Seems like you all had a great time. Thanks for the linkup and happy weekend.
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Thanks so much, Esmé! I hope you are enjoying a lovely weekend!
xoxo
Shelbee
Maureen
Happy belated birthday to your son! It looks like he had a great time celebrating his special day. I wouldn’t mind going on that ropes course too! Thank you so much for the feature Shelbee. As always, I appreciate and truly grateful for blogging friends like you. Happy Friday and wishing you a wonderful weekend ahead!
Maureen | http://www.littlemisscasual.com
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Thanks so much, Maureen! We did have a wonderful celebrating although the ropes course is definitely not for me! Haha. I was super proud of the kids that went up there being afraid of heights! I hope you have a lovely weekend as well, my friend.
xoxo
Shelbee
Michelle
It looks like Archie’s birthday was incredibly good time, and a happy occasion. Happy birthday to Archie!
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Thanks so much, Michelle! I always fun with my crazy crew!
xoxo
Shelbee
Patrick Weseman
Happy Blessed Birthday to him. Wow. So very cool.
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Thanks, Patrick! Much appreciated!
xoxo
Shelbee
Marsha Banks
Happy dozenth birthday to Archie! It looks like everyone had a wonderful time! I would definitely have been jumping around and messing with the bubbles!
Thanks, Shelbee, for the link party!
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Thanks so much, Marsha! The bubbles were my favorite part! And now we are heading into our double birthday weekend! Jeff celebrates his 42nd birthday on Friday and then my 49th is on Tuesday. Happy weekend!
xoxo
Shelbee
Emma Peach
That looks like a lot of fun! I hope Archie had a fantastic day!
Emma xxx
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Thanks so much, Emma! He did have a great time but he said it wasn’t quite as fun as the first time because the novelty had worn off!
xoxo
Shelbee