it occurred to me that most people seem to make a pretty big fuss (or at least around here they do) & i decided that since this birthday party is mostly for mom anyways (let's be honest. they won't really remember balloons, or clowns, or how many people came, or what they got. not that it's bad to do all that stuff, just be honest-- admit it's really for you!) so we decided to have a just a small party, with way too much food. (bc every family gethering involves way too much food. it's just how we roll.)
ok, i did get some birthday plates, etc, but N is baking cupcakes & we're making simple food. it's just me & N, my folks, & the guys' aunt & her folks. (my best bud & her parents are pretty much family in our world. & N's parents aren't coming down.) so we'll be at home, & i think it will be pretty chill.
i am pretty sure the dudes will get way too much stuff. i used their birthday as an excuse to update their toys, (they really need some more challenging stuff), & i'm sure my folks also went a bit overboard, bc it's what grandparents do. but we didn't invite extended family, or everyone we know with small children, bc at 1, the guys don't care, & i think a small party would be not only easier but more pleasant for us & the dudes. there will be years ahead where we can go "big" but this year, we wanted something small & chill, where the dudes can make a huge mess & get cranky if they want to with no pressure to be a "good" baby. afterall, it IS their birthday-- they can cry if they want to! :)
so what did you do for your kids' first birthday?
We kept it super simple too. Pizza and cake. Only our couple of friends that have little ones and my Grandparents and Sister's family. Last minute I made a salad, otherwise it was super laid back.
ReplyDeleteJust take loads of pictures, and enjoy every minute of the day with them.
Well, it depends which child. The three oldest we had just family i.e grandparents, and their cousins. With C we had just grandparents it was all germ related. I might do a bigger one for his second depending on what doctors have to say about the whole germ issue.
ReplyDeleteI am not big on birthday parties, really does a kid need 50 million toys? I do like to celebrate the BIG ones, in a bigger fashion. But otherwise, no, I think it is insane to do big parties every year, invite everyone and their dog, just to have the child go into melt down because Sally brought the same gift as Jane. *eyeroll*
We did a family party for Hannahs first birthday. I made the cake, we had some food and just had a good time with family. I have done big parties for the other birthdays though, but thats just because I love planning parties. :)
ReplyDeleteWe're doing a big family party, mainly because our families are, well, big. Probably around 50-60 people maybe? For us, it's a little different because we're 1600 miles away from our big obnoxious families, though. We're going to be there anyways a few weeks before his bday, so we figured, why not. If we lived near them, it would probably be our parents and siblings. And grandparents.... and aunts and uncles.... ok, maybe it wouldn't be different... :)
ReplyDeleteWe're having it at one of the town parks where they have covered picnic table areas, grills, etc. So we'll most likely do hot dogs and hamburgers, salads, stuff like that.
Im guilty. For M's first we will have a small party at home for just us on his actual b day then a bigger party On a weekend D is off at the church so the grandparents cousins and his aunt can come.
ReplyDeletelol, enjoy the big parties kids! i wasn't knocking them, i'm just refusing to make a super fuss over birthdays until they're old enough to remember :)
ReplyDeleteI still can't believe it's been a year! I sort of wish I kept Noah's simple...now I will feel guilty if we don't do something big for Eli's.
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to swing by and Wish a Very Happy First Birthday to the cutest Twin Boys I ever saw!!!!!
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