We had big pinteresty parties for DD1's first and second birthdays but just had family over for cake for her third....we will likely always have family and cake but not always a party.
We had big pinteresty parties for DD1's first and second birthdays but just had family over for cake for her third....we will likely always have family and cake but not always a party.
admin / wonderful grape / 20724 posts
I'm a fan of what I had as a kid: a small family gathering with a cake, singing Happy Birthday, and then blowing out the candles. Except I was a twin and had to share every cake, so it wasn't as exciting as having a birthday of your own!
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
Yep! She will have a family party, 30+, at a minimum till she is 18.
nectarine / 2085 posts
We always celebrate and do dinner and cake with family. I'm kind of ambivalent about big parties, but I'll do one if he wants it. We did a birthday trip one year, which was fun.
wonderful cherry / 21504 posts
We haven't done a big party for my 3.5 year old yet- we don't live close to much family and our condo was too small to have a party in. We didn't want to do a whole big thing at a restaurant or party place.
Now we have a house and my younger daughters first bday is next week but we can't have a party for her before her big sister has a proper party!!
We do always do cake with family at home and something special that day- this year we brought her to an indoor bouncehouse thing and she loved it.
@mrbee: not quite the same but my birthday is two days after dhs. So I always make him his cake, buttwo days later we still have plenty of leftovers so I never get my own cake.
pomelo / 5084 posts
@Mrs. Sunshine: not truly a party but we were traveling for thanksgiving seeing family so we just got a cake and set up some decorations and sang He's one. It was good enough!!!
persimmon / 1188 posts
We had a huge bash for the first and will do that for our second child's first. After that so far we just have grandparents, a few aunts and uncles and his 3 cousins over for a casual party.
pomelo / 5866 posts
Party every year. We have had smaller groups under 10 kids twice though.
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
So far, kind of..? We had a legit party for her 1st birthday. 2nd birthday was just at home but we had balloons/cakes/presents so does that count? She was going to have a joint party at Gymboree w/ her cousin but her cousin was sick so party go cancelled.
cantaloupe / 6669 posts
We will always celebrate as a family with cake and singing happy birthday but I don't think we will do a big party every year. I say that but we have done one of some kid three years in a row, ha! My goal is to dial it way down for her 4th birthday.
honeydew / 7622 posts
Probably. At least something small at home and depending on what she wants.
squash / 13199 posts
@Mrs. Sunshine: No not every year. her first two birthdays we didnt have a party just cake and pictures. we had big party for her 3rd birthday and then just a daycare party for her 4th. I expect her 5th will also be quiet with maybe cupcakes sent in to the daycare.
pomegranate / 3127 posts
Nope we had to skip inviting DS's friends this year. He had two small parties in day care and at home, but I still feel awful about it because he hasn't seen these kids for a while and that would have been their one chance in months to meet. DD didn't get a big party either, but she's too young...
pomegranate / 3411 posts
Neither of us have family here so we've been doing small parties at home with friends for the first 4 years. Plus my mom has been coming to visit for DS's birthday but I'm not sure she always will. I don't go all out like Pinterest but usually ending splurging more than I intended on some things (like cake or decorations).
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