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Update and Franco’s Fiesta-Themed Birthday Party

parisBack! We have returned from a lovely 1-week trip to Paris (summary post coming soon). Then I was dripping sweat in Phoenix for a work offsite. There’s been the Brexit brouhaha. Plus I pounced on lower mortgage rates while we were in Paris and am currently in the middle of a refinance. Yikes. Life keeps me busy.

Because we rarely see our friends and family, we decided to throw a fiesta-themed party for Franco’s 2nd birthday. I’ve got a ton of family which already puts us at 50 attendees. Add in our friends and their kids and we’re talking 100 people in our backyard. We rented tables/chairs, had a bouncy house, 2 pinatas, and catered mexican food. People had fun, but damn, it was a lot of work to feed and entertain that crowd. We vow to go to Disneyland next year and forego the lavish birthday party!

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  1. Janine Huldie

    June 28, 2016 at 6:13 pm

    Happy 2nd Birthday to Franco and seriously cannot believe your little guy is two already!! 😉

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  2. Patrick Weseman

    June 29, 2016 at 3:11 am

    You have been busy.

    Looked like a great time and Happy Birthday to him.

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  3. Tamara

    June 29, 2016 at 8:49 am

    Awesome pictures! I can’t believe he’s two.
    I’m in the middle of planning the kids’ birthday party and I really need a year off from this.

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  4. Dana

    July 3, 2016 at 5:19 am

    How is Franco two already? He’s adorable, Catherine.

    We did the whole table rental thing last month for my daughter’s graduation party – it is a ton of work! But it’s so nice to have so many people you care about together in one place, to celebrate something happy.

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