Breanna Sykes

Hey there! I never really know how to introduce myself properly but here it goes. I am originally from New York but when my husband joined the Marine Corps we had to move to Jacksonville, NC. I absolutely love the south. The people are nicer, the weather is better, and it's a great place to raise a family. Which is why I'm here. My husband and I have a beautiful daughter Abigail Yvonne. He has been deployed for her first year but will be coming home shortly. It will be an interesting transition that I look forward to sharing with you! My life might not be all that interesting but being a mom sure is! Follow my blogs and see what I'm talking about.

Brynn Reese

I grew up in here in North Carolina and attended Duke for my undergraduate and UNC-Chapel Hill for my master’s degrees. I moved up north to Boston after completing school and worked there for five years as an inner-city middle and high school history teacher. While in Boston, I met my husband, Chad, who was there for school, and we were married the summer of 2004. 2007 was a big year for us – we welcomed our son, Nathan, Chad finished school, and we moved to Jacksonville for a great job opportunity for Chad. Nineteen months after Nathan was born, our daughter, Emily, joined our family. Twenty-two months later, Joshua came along. I’m now a stay-at-home mom to my little brood, having “retired” from teaching after Nathan’s arrival. When I’m not busy feeding, cleaning, dressing, and keeping up with Nathan, Emily, Joshua, and their dad, I enjoy reading, quilting, and going to the beach. I also still cheer for my beloved Blue Devils whenever the opportunity arises and thoroughly enjoyed last season’s national championship. Go Duke! Life can be a little busy around here (hello – three kids under the age of four!), but I’m looking forward to sharing life with three active little ones with you.

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The Birthday Party Solution!

This is the way to go!

Recently I wrote about the dilemma I was having over what to do for Serophina’s fourth birthday party. I really wanted to avoid having everyone at our house mostly because of space. There’s just not enough room for adults and kids to move around comfortably, not to mention the kids would probably destroy everything in their path. Ideally, I wanted to have her party at a bouncy house but the closest one to us is 45 minutes away and costs an arm and a leg to have a 2-hour party.

One day last week I happened to mention my dilemma to my friend Melissa and she suggested a gymnastics place here in town that does birthday parties for only $30 an hour and they fill their entire room with bouncy houses and trampolines! Plus they have a separate party room where you could do cake and presents. It sounded too good to be true!

I was there first thing the next morning to check it out for myself. Sure enough, everything I had heard was correct. Now, I am super excited about having Serophina’s birthday party because I know that this truly is where she’ll have the best time. All the kids can run around like crazy in the giant room and bounce their little hearts out.

It feels strange that it was so easy, but there’s something to be said about simplicity planning….this might just turn out to be the best party she’s ever had!

What have you done before for your toddler’s birthday that was a big hit?

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One Comment on “The Birthday Party Solution!”

  • Brynn October 2nd, 2010 10:06 am

    That does sound like the perfect solution! And this way everyone can have fun and enough space. If you don’t mind me asking, where is this fabulous-sounding place?

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