It's my daughters' 5th birthday Sunday and I'm here on behalf of all parents who are fed up/worn out/partied-to-death to say "I GIVE UP." My husband and I will not hold another extravagant affair at the Children's Museum. We will not be celebrating at Camp Snoopy. We will not be hiring a juggler/face painter/animal baloon artist. We will not be renting an inflatable bouncy castle. We will not be purchasing a fancy cake with an operational mini-ferris wheel on it or a plastic Dora spouting "Feliz Compleanos."
Two months before the event there we were: collecting brochures from museums and swimming pools and aquariums...doing the math...brainstorming about the proper mix of kids from the preschool and kids from the kindergarten...trying to recall parents' names...
NO! MORE!
This year we are packing up the kids, some Zoopal paper plates, and a couple of changes of clothes and driving to the Wisconsin Dells. My in-laws will drive up from Indiana to meet us there. Grandma will bake a cake. The four of us adults will sing "Happy Birthday to Yooooooo" and the kids will play in the indoor pool. At some point the girls will open up a few gifts from their family members, far and wide.
That's it.
This year's celebration will likely be a big hit with the girls. This may be the last year they actually look forward to spending time with just family instead of with their peers. I know I am certainly looking forward to it. Next year? I dunno. I can't promise that this resolve of getting out the birthday one-upmanship race will hold. We may end up renting several limos and taking 20 of their closest friends to see Kim Possible on Ice or something.
But not this year.
Happy birthday, my little darlings. Mommy loves you very, very much!
Posted by perry032 at March 9, 2005 08:45 PM