Shaz by the Sea

Last night my Mom, Dad, Chrissy, and Lindsey came over our house to celebrate my Dad turning the big 6-0. My mom's birthday is now today (happy birthday!!) so all in all, it was a fun celebratory night! In honor of my Dad's birthday, we had his most favorite things for him -- scali bread with butter, shrimp cocktail, chicken marsala, cannolis from Roma's . We also gave him scratchies, dunkin donuts gift cards, capital grille gift cards, and steak/steak tips from the Boston Public Market I wrote about a few days ago. I think he loved his bday!!   Here's the birthday boy coming over last night. He thought he and my mom were going out to dinner but instead, we all celebrated at my place for the evening, played with C and C, listened to music, enjoyed dinner and dessert. It was fun.       We had a few decorations and played "Who Let the Dogs Out" when he arrived at my house. For those of you wh...

Ok, my quote is a little dramatic, because everyone is FINE -- but I want to give a special little shoutout to my Baby B, my Caden Francis, my energetic little love bug. We had a little sickness scare on Tuesday. Fortunately it turned out to be nothing more than a reaction to a virus, but trust me when I tell you I was beyond scared/nervous/uneasy/worried about my little man. For new moms like myself who also didn't know this, let me save you the shock and worry and fear of the unknown: Apparently toddlers can all of a sudden stop walking and/or start walking with a limp randomly. Like, really? With all the other worries and uncertainties, now this? Yup. Let me back up. Caden was absolutely fine one morning. We dressed him, gave him breakfast, and dropped him off at daycare like it was any typical morning. As I arrived at work, I received a call from daycare and she said "Caden isn't walking anymore. He won't put any pressure or weight on his righ...