Comments on Musings of a Bookish Kitty: Cat & Mouse: Planning that First Birthday

She will not remember it. We threw a huge party a...

2012-01-28T20:27:49.046-08:00

She will not remember it. We threw a huge party and it was nothing but stress. http://stacybuckeye.wordpress.com/2011/10/09/sundays-with-gage-an-early-celebration/
In our defense it was a joint party. I turned 40 8 days before Gage turned 1 :)
Have a small party and HAVE FUN.

That's the plan! :-) I am sure we will have ...

2012-01-24T08:29:07.075-08:00

That's the plan! :-) I am sure we will have fun. Just being with Mouse is fun. Hopefully everyone will be healthy!

Definitely lots of pictures! LOL I can't wai...

2012-01-24T08:28:01.858-08:00

Definitely lots of pictures! LOL I can't wait to see her eating her first cake. :-)

You'll have to let me know what Scott decides ...

2012-01-24T08:26:44.341-08:00

You'll have to let me know what Scott decides to do for Elle, Trish. :-)

Carrie, I really like that idea. These are the ti...

2012-01-24T08:22:39.885-08:00

Carrie, I really like that idea. These are the times I wish we lived closer to family.

It really doesn't seem like it's been a year. She's grown and changed so much since we first brought her home from the hospital.

I'm not sure, Jill. If I remember right (whic...

2012-01-24T08:15:59.648-08:00

I'm not sure, Jill. If I remember right (which I don't actually remember at all--just remembering photos I've seen), mine was small. Just a couple of neighborhood kids and their parents.

The less clean up, the better! Haha!

2012-01-24T08:14:32.275-08:00

The less clean up, the better! Haha!

I think if we lived closer to family, we'd pro...

2012-01-24T08:13:45.434-08:00

I think if we lived closer to family, we'd probably have a bigger party--a good medium sized one at least. :-)

Thanks, Ti! I know our local grocery store offers...

2012-01-24T08:12:44.510-08:00

Thanks, Ti! I know our local grocery store offers the free first year cake. I will have to look into that.

Yeah, a BBQ is out for us. We don't yet have a BBQ. LOL The sandwich idea is a good one. Since all the guests would be from out of town, hubby and I would have to provide all the food. But given there would only be a handful of us, that shouldn't be too hard to manage.

Me too. I think it will be fun--and less stress fo...

2012-01-24T08:08:54.389-08:00

Me too. I think it will be fun--and less stress for her parents. :-)

Sounds perfect, Claire! Casual, simple and fun!

2012-01-24T08:07:40.162-08:00

Sounds perfect, Claire! Casual, simple and fun!

I'm debating on the invitations right now. Mi...

2012-01-24T08:04:54.162-08:00

I'm debating on the invitations right now. Might be nice to have one for her baby book, but I think it'd be easier not to bother with them--it makes it seem more like a formal event when I'd rather keep it casual and intimate. And if we're only inviting the grandparents, I'm not sure invitations would be worth it.

Good idea, Jeane! I hadn't thought of that, b...

2012-01-24T08:02:23.493-08:00

Good idea, Jeane! I hadn't thought of that, but I like the idea of giving her a cupcake with less sugar. I also like the idea of holding off for the "big" parties until she asks for them. It makes sense.

A friend of mine had a huge party at a park for ea...

2012-01-24T08:00:49.727-08:00

A friend of mine had a huge party at a park for each of her three girls. Of course, she has a huge family that, at the time, lived in the same general area, which made it easier. Maybe if our situation was the same I would've done something like that.

Even just having the grandparents over will be a challenge--where will everyone sleep? LOL

That is good advice! It would likely save a paren...

2012-01-24T07:55:31.896-08:00

That is good advice! It would likely save a parent's sanity too--at least early on. :-) Thanks, Laura.

How fun! Sounds perfect. If I was close to anyone...

2012-01-24T07:54:17.524-08:00

How fun! Sounds perfect. If I was close to anyone with small children, I think that would be a great way to go. Of course, it's a toss up whether the weather will be cool or warm in March, so a pool would have to wait for the summer. Makes having a summer birthday all the better. :-)

Linda, I feel the same way about birthday parties ...

2012-01-24T07:51:43.154-08:00

Linda, I feel the same way about birthday parties and imagine I will continue to feel that way with Mouse's upcoming ones. Poor Mouse! She got a mother who lacks the party gene. LOL

It doesn't seem possible, if you ask me. LOL ...

2012-01-24T07:50:18.790-08:00

It doesn't seem possible, if you ask me. LOL

I guess I'd better think about what I'm getting her for her birthday too. It seems like just yesterday we were celebrating Christmas.

Her daycare is going to be having a little party f...

2012-01-24T07:49:19.127-08:00

Her daycare is going to be having a little party for her too, which I think will be perfect. And then we can have the small family affair at home. I like the idea of striping her down to her diaper--I hadn't thought of that!

A purple one year old sounds like so much fun. LOL I'll be curious to see what Mouse does with her food--she tends to go back and forth between being neat and messy.

I like Sandy's take! Just have a good time.

2012-01-22T06:56:05.708-08:00

I like Sandy's take! Just have a good time.

We just did family parties for the first one... bu...

2012-01-21T17:29:44.825-08:00

We just did family parties for the first one... but the best tradition that we love is giving the birthday kid the cake to just just dig into... and yes, we did the real big cake, the one everyone ate afterwards! And take tons of pictures of the messy kid. Lots of fun!

I can't wait to hear what you decide to do! Sc...

2012-01-21T05:37:16.121-08:00

I can't wait to hear what you decide to do! Scott's already talking about Elle's so I'm just going to let him figure it out. I would prefer small but my parents are divorced and to get them together in a small group can be kind of weird. ;) Can't believe we're already talking about first birthdays!

We only did family at birthday parties until aroun...

2012-01-20T22:02:06.745-08:00

We only did family at birthday parties until around age 5 or so. Grandma and Papa, aunts, uncles, and cousins - if they were in town, but that's it. When they got to be school age, we started adding in friends. It always seemed just fine to us, and none of the kids every complained. :)

And, can I just say that it's not possible that it's almost been a year since Mouse was born? Where on earth did time go?

When did birthday parties get to be such a big thi...

2012-01-19T17:21:33.203-08:00

When did birthday parties get to be such a big thing? I only remember one party from when I was a kid. So obviously, I'm in the go small camp. :-D

I'll definitely go for the small intimate part...

2012-01-19T15:42:10.950-08:00

I'll definitely go for the small intimate party! Not only it's a great get-together for the family but also we don't have to think of the mess we've to clean up for the big party! ;)