Today, Mr. B is the big three. He has been looking forward to his birthday ever since his sister's fabulous HSM birthday party back in August. Her's was replete with 21 guests, mostly new kindergarten classmates and relatively old neighborhood chums. There were crafts, karaoke and a pinata. The expectations were sure to be high for a similarly over-the-top soire for Little Bro. And true to form, we have been asked weekly "when am I having my birthday party like Meri's?"
However, exhausted parents have a little something else in mind. We plan to do a simple birthday celebration. It goes something like this, Intimate Family Party plus Sharing Cupcakes and goody bags at playgroup.
Okay, so I did invite some neighbors to share in tonight's family cake (for a total of 10 partiers). And then, I added on Mr. B's favorite neighbor friends to his playgroup party (for a total of 19 partiers, including parents and sibs) . We are making a mountain with dinosaurs cake for tonight and I enlisted a neighbor-baker to make cool John Deere cupcake-cake for playgroup. We did already open a fire truck. Have a wrapped package from Grammy waiting on the dining room table. Are expecting another gift delivery today. There is a pile of presents upstairs to be wrapped which includes a pair of cowboy boots. And we are headed out to Target to buy a bathrobe ("like Meri's").
Hmmmm....sounds like exhausted parents will remain exhausted.
We have less elaborate plans for Christmas. Really.
