Unconventional, yes please!

We are a very unconventional family .. 

Jared and I are a bit odd (you probably already knew that).

I've always been a bit odd and I think know that as the years go by I am rubbing off a bit on Jared.

I'm not talking about our parenting skills (or lack of) 

(although those probably are too) .. 

Today, in this post, the word unconventional means .. sometimes we start food fights with the kids, we find a reason to celebrate everyone's birthday more than once a year, jumping on the bed (supervised) is a normal thing around here.  

My kids aren't crazy little rats but we do try to make the smallest things exciting and fun for them! 

To host a half birthday party all you need are two things:

one:  half of a birthday cake

two:  a silly little present that your child has been asking for

Nidas has wanted a "new neon better than before" pillow pet since he saw a commercial for it while we were in Missouri at my parent's house.  I don't usually purchase stuffed animals for my kids (they ask for them a lot) so this was extra special for Nidas.

I ordered this guy from a hallmark shop on eBay for $8!

Disclaimer:  I can't tell you if tossing around a few cheese balls or marshmallows at dinner is the right choice to make as a parent, or if celebrating a birthday more than once a year is the correct thing to do or even if it's a wise decision to let our children jump on our bed but I can tell you that doing silly things like this not only make our children happy but it makes us happy too.

I am also not saying that if you choose not to do these things you will not have happy children or happy moments together as a family .. these are just some of the silly little happy moments that we share, as a family.  :)

If you haven't seen it already, have a look at our first "Day in the life" video. 
I recorded everything we did last Saturday and edited into a little "movie"! 
Click here to watch our video!