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Celebrations"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fun Stuff"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Party Ideas"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"My Favorite Birthday Party Themes"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"640\" data-original-width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Z60y7RavV4M\/YXNLrrcfEMI\/AAAAAAAAbPE\/z0dyQoQ71pkRSzDGdxpnOs8LEtwV3f-BwCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/Georgie-1st-Bday-071blogcrop.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EToday we are off celebrating our brand-new FOUR year old at the zoo! \u0026nbsp;Since I also shared \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.throughcloudedglass.com\/2021\/10\/a-nerf-war-capture-flag-birthday-party.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethis fun Nerf War Birthday Party\u003C\/a\u003E earlier this week, I have birthdays on the brain today. \u0026nbsp;I thought I would share a round-up of some of my favorite birthday parties we've done for the kids - it is hard to pick favorites, because we've done a bunch of themes that turned out so well. \u0026nbsp;\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EFor first birthdays I always went a little over the top, and because of the effort I put in and the memories of my sweet little one-year-olds loving the presents and cake, a lot of the first birthdays are making the list. \u0026nbsp;However, I've done several less elaborate party themes that were still fun and cute (and cheap!), so you can see \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.throughcloudedglass.com\/search\/label\/Party%20Ideas\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eall of my party ideas by clicking here\u003C\/a\u003E!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EWithout further ado:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.throughcloudedglass.com\/2012\/02\/first-birthday-round-up-party.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECowboy Birthday Party\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThis was Wyatt's first birthday party, and with him being my oldest and this being my first opportunity for a themed party, I put a lot of thought and crafting into it!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1105\" data-original-width=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-t6n_nONoyd0\/YXNKfD5HDMI\/AAAAAAAAbOU\/tSZhALalR1AbInaCK45YBjPR3mT-88MZwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/Cowboy-Round-Up-First-Birthday-Party.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.throughcloudedglass.com\/2015\/04\/rubber-duck-birthday-party.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;Rubber Duck Birthday Party\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThis birthday party theme just came to me one day while I was reading Eric Carle's book to Clyde! \u0026nbsp;It was probably one of the easier parties that I've done.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1088\" data-original-width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-NfGhWFikEvQ\/YXNKtiPzuGI\/AAAAAAAAbOY\/Z2_sMPWSgscI-M61A-z9rZhM-18y2v3qgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/rubber-ducky-first-birthday.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.throughcloudedglass.com\/2015\/02\/pink-lemonade-birthday-party.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPink Lemonade Birthday Party\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThis party takes the cake (pun intended) for being the easiest party in this list! \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003EJust add a bunch of pink and yellow decorations, get some lemonade-flavored treats, and you are good to go. \u0026nbsp;I even had a little yellow dress for Gwen to wear for her party, and she looked too cute.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1084\" data-original-width=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Rtold756RSI\/YXNK0aRWexI\/AAAAAAAAbOc\/OEvruPinwRw2wf9Z9geybw6Zvd585IFfACLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/Pink-Lemonade-Birthday-Party%2Bcopy.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.throughcloudedglass.com\/2016\/10\/woodland-tea-party-first-birthday-party.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWoodland Tea Party First Birthday\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EI really had a vision and invented this theme for Clarice's first birthday. \u0026nbsp;This one may be near the top of my personal favorites list, mainly because of the PERFECT cake my sister made for the party!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1050\" data-original-width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-VU2JJamNxKI\/YXNLPtdAWLI\/AAAAAAAAbOw\/Q44_vc5xrZQ2CY9d6Pa_HeLVqSy_MFCkwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/ADK_0034.JPG\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.throughcloudedglass.com\/2018\/10\/pumpkins-and-donuts-first-birthday-party.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPumpkins And Donuts First Birthday\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EI really struggled with picking a theme for Georgie's first birthday, because it fell right during the fall. \u0026nbsp;I wanted a really cozy vibe, but something that looked girly too. \u0026nbsp;I saw a donut board on a different blog, and decided right there to get Derek to build me one and just go with that. \u0026nbsp;It turned out so pretty!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1138\" data-original-width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-EmZGAOxuK98\/YXNLLn9qgZI\/AAAAAAAAbOs\/ev7p0Dl6I9oH2A4cMVMmuNcQH6c5S_dBACLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/ADK_0032.JPG\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.throughcloudedglass.com\/2015\/06\/ice-cream-social-gender-reveal-party-with-game-ideas.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EIce Cream Social Party\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EI am going to cheat a little and add one non-birthday party to this list, because I think the decorations were so cute and could be used easily for a birthday party theme! \u0026nbsp;This was actually our 4th gender reveal party, and it was so fun.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1105\" data-original-width=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7BcFFQPI0vk\/YXNLWen1dPI\/AAAAAAAAbO0\/OTRlMTnCfyQ03Eq7H_BAG397aYUbgbTUgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/ice-cream-social-gender-reveal-party%2Bcopy%2B2.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EWhen we do themed parties, I tend to do them thoroughly, because most years we don't do formal birthday parties at all. \u0026nbsp;Most years we celebrate quietly with a birthday cake, a family outing, and presents before watching a movie as a family. \u0026nbsp;I suspect that the quiet birthdays will be just as special to my kids someday as the years we did a big party.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr 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Themes"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Callie"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/04177545285954715021"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"30","height":"32","src":"\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-dnQFjk7bQfo\/Vm0BRoMDQEI\/AAAAAAAARyk\/FpB7e1FouEM\/s91\/October-2015-077%2Bcopy.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Z60y7RavV4M\/YXNLrrcfEMI\/AAAAAAAAbPE\/z0dyQoQ71pkRSzDGdxpnOs8LEtwV3f-BwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-w640-h640-c\/Georgie-1st-Bday-071blogcrop.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707747118752962942.post-6774491829675415158"},"published":{"$t":"2021-10-27T05:31:00.007-06:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-10-27T05:31:00.229-06:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"31 Days Of Old-School Blogging"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"31 Days Of 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year, and with five of them we've had to think about which ages we wanted to plan to be party years. \u0026nbsp;Hitting the double digits is a special year, so we were thinking about what we could do to celebrate Wyatt.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOur options for parties outside of our house were limited, with most places requiring limits on the number of people or requiring everyone to wear masks. \u0026nbsp;So we decided to do something creative at home instead. \u0026nbsp;What we came up with was a Nerf gun war\/capture the flag birthday party inside our house!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince we have limited space in our house, and since I knew this party could get crazy, we limited our invites to just immediate extended family and one close family friend that we knew would be game for a crazy Nerf war. \u0026nbsp;And it did get crazy, but it turned out to be so much fun!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe basically played capture the flag, with the teams divided between the upstairs and downstairs of our house. \u0026nbsp;In order to make our house feel like an appropriate environment for a Nerf war, we took down all our breakables, hung up plastic sheets to divide some of the rooms, moved the larger furniture so it could serve as barricades, and planted buckets of darts in strategic places as reloading stations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor food I made cupcakes, layered finger jello, multi-colored white chocolate fudge, and snacks foods like pretzels and Chex mix, with chili for the main dish. \u0026nbsp;We also bought little single-shooter dart guns from the dollar store as favors for all the kids!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEach team took some time to hide their flag, and each team had a designated \"jail\". \u0026nbsp;People were supposed to freeze for five seconds after they got hit by darts, based on the honor system, and they could be \"captured\" and walked to the jail (the bathrooms), where they had to wait five minutes, or until a jail break. \u0026nbsp;The flags had to be hidden in a place where they were visible from three directions (thought that rule got a little tricky). \u0026nbsp;Everyone got a green or blue bandana and glow stick bracelet, so we could see who was on which team even in the dark. \u0026nbsp;The first team to bring the opposing team's flag back into their territory won!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe also came up with \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/playlist\/4QVRfoYmXyfWAewar919Iz\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ea Nerf War Playlist\u003C\/a\u003E to accompany the mayhem (it's a pretty great playlist, if we do say so ourselves).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1920\" data-original-width=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-kgthf-2XoRk\/YXIGs5cRPHI\/AAAAAAAAbLc\/cEIXh7_C-qkiPutWve1irYAUOk03IBFygCLcBGAsYHQ\/s16000\/page0%2B3.JPG\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr 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especially fun for the kids to have the adults playing the game too, and I think it will be a good memory for everyone!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.throughcloudedglass.com\/feeds\/6774491829675415158\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=7707747118752962942\u0026postID=6774491829675415158\u0026isPopup=true","title":"3 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Living"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fun Stuff"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Holidays"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Homeschooling"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Our Saviour"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Party Ideas"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Reformation Day"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"How We Celebrated Reformation Day (And Why)"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1124\" data-original-width=\"1500\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Q5_iM3hWSG8\/W9-zRwhoyfI\/AAAAAAAAXT0\/BJpEAUAOtmoatFiafnWWNGexBNrX-Fr2QCLcBGAs\/w640-h480\/ACS_0908blog.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E(Some affiliate links in this post! \u0026nbsp;Just on the books you know, so I can buy \u003Cb\u003Emore\u003C\/b\u003E books...)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EA few weeks ago, we were working through a history lesson, and somehow I got onto the topic of the Reformation.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"So Martin Luther nailed his 95 points to the church door, and there is a thing called Reformation Day now.\"\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"Reformation Day?\" Wyatt asked.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"Yes, and it's actually on the same day as Halloween.\"\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003EGwen looked thoughtful for a moment. \u0026nbsp;\"Mom, can we celebrate Reformation Day this year?\"\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd just like that, we were celebrating Reformation Day this year.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E---\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI already explained a few weeks ago \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.throughcloudedglass.com\/2018\/10\/the-main-reason-we-dont-celebrate-halloween.html\"\u003Ewhy we choose not to celebrate Halloween in our family\u003C\/a\u003E, so I am not sure why it hasn't occurred to me to celebrate Reformation Day. \u0026nbsp;Reformation Day is on October 31st, which is the day that Martin Luther nailed 95 theses to the door of a church in Wittenburg. \u0026nbsp;He was mostly arguing against the practice of indulgences at that time, but he came to realize through this process of studying the Bible that our salvation is purely by the grace of God. \u0026nbsp;We contribute nothing to our salvation, because we have no righteousness of our own with which to approach God. \u0026nbsp;Christ took the punishment for our sin and gives us His righteousness when we put our trust in Him, and our salvation is completely through His sacrifice and apart from our own works.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou can read more about the Reformation on your own (that was a very surface-y explanation above), but the bottom line is that \u003Cb\u003Eif you are part of any Protestant Christian denomination, it all started right here. \u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;With Martin Luther and other Reformers, who studied the Bible, through their study rediscovered the truth of the good news of the Gospel, and brought the church back to the firm foundation of the Word Of God. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThis is YOUR history, and you are still reaping the benefits of the work the Reformers did in bringing the truth of the Gospel to light.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI think that is worth celebrating for sure! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs a mom, I really want my kids to know Christian history, and the heritage that has been passed down to us through the sacrifices of people like the Reformers, who fought and died for the truth of God's Word. \u0026nbsp;I think in Protestant circles, we tend to get a little disconnected from our history, and I'd really like my kids to have a sense of the history and heroes of the faith between the end of the Bible (around 96 AD) until today. I explain these things to them, but I think making a celebration of this part of our history is a wonderful way to help personalize it for my kids. \u0026nbsp;As I was thinking about how to celebrate Reformation Day, I was trying to think of some ways to have a little fun while we remember our Christian history too. \u0026nbsp;Here is how we celebrated this year!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E1. Reformation Day Shirts\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESeveral months ago, I stumbled across \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dietofwormsapparel\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003EDiet Of Worms apparel\u003C\/a\u003E, which makes clothing for \"little (and big) reformers\". \u0026nbsp;I laughed out loud at their \"It's Hammer Time\" t-shirt, and I ordered one for Wyatt and a \"Sola Fide\" t-shirt for myself. \u0026nbsp;They have since gone out of business, so I took some inspiration from them and made t-shirts for everyone else in our family myself! \u0026nbsp;Here is what I put on the shirts:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESola Fide\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E - Latin for \"faith alone\". \u0026nbsp;This is one of the five \"solas\" of the Reformation.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"960\" data-original-width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-awF6CmYHsp4\/W9-zQUBwCDI\/AAAAAAAAXTs\/flH0g48okM0pryuVXbJcegTCh4j17AO1wCLcBGAs\/s640\/45145531_10156929579639874_970693979337129984_n.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EImage via Facebook\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E1517\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E - The year Martin Luther nailed up his theses (this year was the 501st anniversary!).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"The Righteous Shall Live By Faith\"\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E - the phrase in Romans that led to Luther's epiphany that our salvation is through faith alone.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"On This I Stand, I Can Do No Other\"\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E - This is what Luther said at the \"Diet Of Worms\", which is actually what they called a church council\/trial held in the city of Worms, when church leaders asked Luther to recant his writings. \u0026nbsp;The full quote is here:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529; line-height: 1.67; margin-bottom: 1rem;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E“Unless I am convicted by Scripture and plain reason (I do not accept the authority of popes and councils because they have contradicted each other), my conscience is captive to the Word of God. I cannot and will not recant anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand, I can do no other, so help me God. Amen.”\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529; line-height: 1.67; margin-bottom: 1rem;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529; line-height: 1.67; margin-bottom: 1rem;\"\u003EThe kids loved their shirts and asked to wear them again the next day! \u0026nbsp;This was fun for me, because it was a like a little Reformation Day present\/surprise I could give them.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529; line-height: 1.67; margin-bottom: 1rem;\"\u003ESpeaking of the Diet Of Worms...\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1124\" data-original-width=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Q5_iM3hWSG8\/W9-zRwhoyfI\/AAAAAAAAXT0\/BJpEAUAOtmoatFiafnWWNGexBNrX-Fr2QCLcBGAs\/s1600\/ACS_0908blog.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529; line-height: 1.67; margin-bottom: 1rem;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529; line-height: 1.67; margin-bottom: 1rem;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2. Worm Pudding\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529; line-height: 1.67; margin-bottom: 1rem;\"\u003EAs a play on the Diet Of Worms, we had a \"diet of worms\" in the form of gummy-worm-and-orea-pudding! \u0026nbsp;I thought this was really funny and clever of myself, ha! \u0026nbsp;My kids were a little young to get the joke I think, they just enjoyed the pudding.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529; line-height: 1.67; margin-bottom: 1rem;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E3. \u0026nbsp;A Sausage Dinner\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529; line-height: 1.67; margin-bottom: 1rem;\"\u003EThis is in honor of a different sausage dinner, and a sermon preached by a priest there, which kicked off the Reformation in Switzerland. \u0026nbsp;You can \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.5minutesinchurchhistory.com\/sausage-supper\/\"\u003Eread more about that here\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026nbsp;(Sausage dinner not pictured, but it was really good.)\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-aCCFoJND2do\/W9-zV3adO9I\/AAAAAAAAXT8\/eA4OXJQ3mToZYXEVwPvET1DLhxstKU4AACLcBGAs\/s1600\/ACS_0910blog.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-aCCFoJND2do\/W9-zV3adO9I\/AAAAAAAAXT8\/eA4OXJQ3mToZYXEVwPvET1DLhxstKU4AACLcBGAs\/s1600\/ACS_0910blog.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529; line-height: 1.67; margin-bottom: 1rem;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529; line-height: 1.67; margin-bottom: 1rem;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E4. Reformation Day Books\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529; line-height: 1.67; margin-bottom: 1rem;\"\u003EI first toyed with the idea of celebrating Reformation Day last year, for the 500th anniversary, but I was hugely pregnant, and to be honest, I wasn't sure if my kids were old enough to \"get it\". \u0026nbsp;This year my oldest two are 7 and 5, and I have to say, it's been really pleasantly surprising to me how much they understand about what the Reformation means! \u0026nbsp;The got an idea of what we were celebrating just through conversations together, but I wanted to find some books to drive it home. \u0026nbsp;These are the two I picked:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529; line-height: 1.67; margin-bottom: 1rem;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2JHQhuQ\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003EReformation ABC's\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E - This is a thorough book for kids, covering a different aspect or hero of the Reformation for each letter. \u0026nbsp;We didn't read this whole book, since it's probably geared for kids a little older than my kids, but we read several pages, about the Bible, Luther, Hiedelburg and Westminster. \u0026nbsp;my kids were excited when they recognized a catechism question on the Westminster page!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529; line-height: 1.67; margin-bottom: 1rem;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2JDh4IA\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003EThe Life Of Martin Luther: A Pop-Up Book\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;- This is a pop-up book (obviously), and my kids asked me to read it three times! \u0026nbsp;It's the story of Martin Luther in a nutshell, and the pop-ups make it so fun. \u0026nbsp;The only thing I'd change about this book is a line on the last page that mentions Luther introducing \"new ideas\" - I would rephrase that \"biblical ideas\" - but other than that, it's just perfect!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529; line-height: 1.67; margin-bottom: 1rem;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E5. \u0026nbsp;Reformation Reading For Me\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529; line-height: 1.67; margin-bottom: 1rem;\"\u003EThis whole celebration of Reformation Day really started with my reading challenge this year. \u0026nbsp;One of the categories was to read about church history, so I picked up a couple books about the Reformation. \u0026nbsp;I have been a Christian since I accepted Christ as a child, and I grew up in the church, and it was shocking how much of this history I DIDN'T know! \u0026nbsp;If you want to celebrate Reformation Day with your kids, I highly recommend familiarizing yourself with the history too! \u0026nbsp;Not only has is been helpful in teaching the history to my kids, but it has made me pay more careful attention to different verses in my Bible reading, and really enriched my own faith this year.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529; line-height: 1.67; margin-bottom: 1rem;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2qsYJVK\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003EThe Reformation: How A Monk And A Mallet Changed The World by Stephen Nichols\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E - This book is short and sweet, and most importantly, very readable! \u0026nbsp;I found this whole book really fascinating, and learned about how I've benefitted from the sacrifices of Reformers I'd never even heard of. \u0026nbsp;This is a must-have primer on the history of the Reformation, in my opinion.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529; line-height: 1.67; margin-bottom: 1rem;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2SJv7QS\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003EWhy The Reformation Still Matters by Michael Reeves and Tim Chester\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E \u0026nbsp; - \u0026nbsp;If the book above is about the history of the Reformation, this book is about the nuts and bolts of what the Reformation was really about. \u0026nbsp;A lot of the theology discussed is more subtle than I originally thought, but the distinctions are so, so important. \u0026nbsp;I'm almost done listening to this one on audio, and highly recommend it!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAlso a heads up - one of my favorite podcasts\/websites has a free \"Reformation Day Celebration\" for download! \u0026nbsp;I haven't had a chance to watch it yet because our internet was out last week, but \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.wretched.org\/reformation\"\u003Eit's still available here\u003C\/a\u003E!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-2JhGoWO1lFY\/W9-zRWtkaSI\/AAAAAAAAXTw\/CDXSHXywXY0_FMkMWJKCY-RwnCUTQ4F3wCLcBGAs\/s1600\/ACS_0909blog.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1500\" data-original-width=\"1124\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-2JhGoWO1lFY\/W9-zRWtkaSI\/AAAAAAAAXTw\/CDXSHXywXY0_FMkMWJKCY-RwnCUTQ4F3wCLcBGAs\/s1600\/ACS_0909blog.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529; line-height: 1.67; margin-bottom: 1rem;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EStay tuned for Reformations Days in years to come, because I have more ideas already spinning in my head for next year!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EHave you heard of Reformation Day? \u0026nbsp;Have you ever celebrated it (and how)?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003EI highly encourage you to give it a try next year! \u0026nbsp;We had fun with it!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-98JxdSagDyk\/W81AZz6YgNI\/AAAAAAAAXQs\/M24KByrfK40nN33SduMGGdONUhlyLdFXgCLcBGAs\/s640\/Georgie-1st-Bday-071blogcrop.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EGeorgiana turns one year old in about a week! \u0026nbsp;I might be in denial a little bit.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EWe are going to be buried in boxes and renovations on her actual birthday, so we decided to have her first birthday party a couple weeks early while we are still in this house! \u0026nbsp;It seems fitting to have her first birthday party here, since this is where we brought her home when she was just tiny. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EOur last party in this house. \u0026nbsp;I am a little sentimental about it. \u0026nbsp;We've celebrated so much here, from our very first gender reveal party, through all the kids' birthday parties, and now this is the last one. \u0026nbsp;I can't believe my tiny little baby is almost one year old!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EI decided to go with a autumn\/donut theme, because it was easy to pull off. \u0026nbsp;It ended up being perfect to celebrate our sweet girl and send this house out in style. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EI got most of the decorations from the Target dollar spot and Hobby Lobby. \u0026nbsp;My friend Danae did the lettering for Georgie's wood sign (which will now live in her room at the new house). \u0026nbsp;I told my sister I wanted a simple sprinkle cake this time (she's the master cake decorator in this family), and she made it come to life! \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EThe centerpiece of our donut-themed party was the donut peg board, which Derek made for the party (I got the idea from Ashley's gorgeous \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.beingbrickner.com\/2018\/08\/donuts-diapers-baby-b-three.html\"\u003Ebaby sprinkle\u003C\/a\u003E). \u0026nbsp;It all came together really well! \u0026nbsp;I am so thankful for my family and friends who helped me put it all together this time. \u0026nbsp;I love going all out for the first birthday party, and this one was so easy with everyone's help!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"800\" data-original-width=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-TgOl5S3f3ro\/W8vpimWszcI\/AAAAAAAAXOQ\/qVOp4d31IXcDFRz6iM80LVRY92Ssu-rjgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Georgie-1st-Bday-052blog.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-gYWdlJUHqew\/W8vp_Tu89XI\/AAAAAAAAXPU\/89UB9WqYHDIwuyqSD4_ooDTtTbDKTmK9QCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Georgie-1st-Bday-116blog.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI let Georgie have a taste of cake when we took birthday pictures a few weeks ago, so at the party it didn't take her long to remember that cake is pretty good! \u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EIt was so good to celebrate one last time in this house, with our dear family and friends. \u0026nbsp;I'm glad we had a chance to celebrate our baby girl here. \u0026nbsp;I might have cried a little after the party was over. \u0026nbsp;It's bittersweet, leaving this house, and watching your last baby turn one. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003EBut good things are on the horizon too.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.throughcloudedglass.com\/feeds\/4348535267258573423\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=7707747118752962942\u0026postID=4348535267258573423\u0026isPopup=true","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7707747118752962942\/posts\/default\/4348535267258573423"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7707747118752962942\/posts\/default\/4348535267258573423"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.throughcloudedglass.com\/2018\/10\/pumpkins-and-donuts-first-birthday-party.html","title":"Pumpkins And Donuts - First Birthday Party"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Callie"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/04177545285954715021"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"30","height":"32","src":"\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-dnQFjk7bQfo\/Vm0BRoMDQEI\/AAAAAAAARyk\/FpB7e1FouEM\/s91\/October-2015-077%2Bcopy.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-98JxdSagDyk\/W81AZz6YgNI\/AAAAAAAAXQs\/M24KByrfK40nN33SduMGGdONUhlyLdFXgCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/Georgie-1st-Bday-071blogcrop.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}}]}});