Our family is not big on throwing large birthday parties for our kids. We tend to keep things small and in the family. However, my daughters and I started a new tradition a few years ago to make the day extra special. We decorate our dining room in a surprise theme and reveal the decorations to the birthday girl

I helped throw a book-themed baby shower and it was so much fun! My cousin, who is a librarian, was pregnant with her first, so her baby shower obviously had to be book-themed. Lol. So me and two of my other cousins started planning way back in January, and here is how things turned out... The Party I didn't take a lot of pictures because I was just so busy the day of dealing with unfrosted cupcakes lol, but I did manage to take a couple. This is our main dessert table where we have some…