You know dads really have a unique way of handling things. Tossing a party or an event is no different. This week I was given an opportunity by Tide & Downy to host a party.
It was held the craft studio in New York City… We had moms and dads with their children do two great craft projects along with random acts of dancing and even a game of limbo.
Of course the crafts were a little messy otherwise what’s the point of doing the laundry afterwards.
Check out this great recap video
This party was also a great excuse to bring together some dear friends in the parent blogger space in New York to send off Jessica from mommasgonecity who moved back to Cali after spending years in New York. Jessica was one of the few bloggers I got to know when I started blogging. Our children are pretty close in age and over these last three years we’ve watched them grow.
I really can’t thank Tide and Downy enough for this great event. All the guests got to enjoy pizza and the little masterpieces of art the kids took home plus some great new memories.
I highly recommend looking into the craft studio for any NYC based kids event as the space is large but better yet the staff was amazing with the children.
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I know sooo many dads that dress up their little princess in the same dresses daily. Between the tea parties and just running around playing soccer in their little princess dress…. its those moments that make daddy daughter time great!
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These days with a baby at home we’re using Tide Free & Gentle which is dye and perfume-free. It removes more residue from dirt, food, and stains than the leading free detergent so they say… I’m pretty happy with the level of clean we’re getting on all those spit up on baby clothes.
Close to 2 months ago – March 29th – if dates matter to you my wife once again gave me the best present one could ask for a wonderful baby girl. We named her Harper Elle.
BAM – in that one moment the life that we had known as 3 became a life as 4… the concept of superhero only rooms and a lot of blue and green clothing became PINK – it really appeared like 4 minutes after she was born.
There are few words that can really express the birth of a child – its just a feeling… an overall calm just washes over you as you hold your child for the first time. In that moment that I held my baby girl for the first time I saw a flash of little princess dresses – little tea ceremonies – countless dress up playdates – little ballerina tutus and dance classes… it is my future without a doubt.
It’s been a solid 4 years since we’ve had to hold a newborn – well at least one of our own. Which is kind of like riding a bike I guess – you totally know you need to support the head and that cradling arm position but it’s a little awkward at first… It takes some time before you really get back into the swing of it.
Fast forward countless sleepless nights and here we are – 4 doctor checkup and first round of vaccines later – a few interesting rounds of trying to make sure her older brother doesnt try to squeeze her like a doll.. It is our new normal.
My wife and I are playing man to man defense with the kids – usually she’ll take Harper and I’ll run with Marc (and usually Marc and I always end up in some fun trouble)…. I take over the night time role once Marc is asleep and that’s my quality time with Harper.
I will say now that Harper is into the 3 months clothes now – We’re breaking into a lot more of the dresses and cutie girl clothes – WOW I totally need a crash course of cute kids fashion – thankfully Suzanne has an amazing eye (she’s a great photographer) for the trendy edge of fashion or as I like to call her a super stylist (remind me again why she doesn’t dress me?!).
Thankfully our new apartment has an in unit washer and dryer and to most that must leave you scratching your head like huh?! Its a major perk in NYC small apartments to have a washer and dryer in the unit – most have them in the basement as community machines eating $2-4 worth of quarters per load. We’ve done tons of laundry – wow for such little clothes we go through them sooo fast – I guess my clothes are not helping with the number of loads the spit up either.
I’m sure we’ll see Harper in a princess dress soon enough… but for now I’ll leave you with this image of Marc being a great big brother.
This post is part of my #dadsway series sponsored by Tide and Downy.
