I've put together parties with themes from Tweety Bird to princesses to Transformers to costume parties for our pumpkin baby (October 30). So I feel Babe and I have done our share of celebrating with the kids plus their 5-10 best buddies. We've done our part as the host/hostess and now I'm ready to put my party planner hat in the back of a drawer.
This Mama has decided that because we'll be taking a trip around the same time as Nas' 7th birthday, we'll have a family celebration: it's cheaper, requires far less planning, and we'll make it special without all of the hoopla! Then, come February I will take another break from throwing parties for Jay's 11th and we'll do the same thing for her birthday. Every year the birthday baby gets to pick the menu for each meal that day, I usually make the dessert of choice, and they open their gifts. This will remain our family tradition - it's the PARTY part I want to take a break from.
My 8th birthday was one of my most memorable, so I deem it a special one for the kids. That means Nas gets a party next year. For 12, Jay can have a small party, maybe a good friend sleepover. It will simply have to do if that kid wants a bash for her 13th, which is a must in my opinion!
Parties are a pricey, time-consuming, energy-sucking, planning nightmare in many ways. So I hope I've taken enough pictures for the kids to truly appreciate the parties their parents have thrown for them in previous years because times they are a'changing.
How do you make birthdays special for your kids?
1 comment:
Birthday parties...the planning, expense and stress...are definately tough. We've done all kinds of things over the years too- AND have one of those pumpkin babies too, as Onnie was born on Oct 26th. I love the trip idea. We always take our family out to eat on their birthdays, and the birthday girl gets to pick the restaurant. (We don't eat out very often, so this is a treat.)
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