Well, as a family, we are TRYING, and I used that term loosely, to break the habit of having huge, over the top birthday parties for the kids and are, instead, trying to make it smaller and more meaningful with just the family. Chunky Monkey turned 6 this past week and honestly, it felt like Christmas all over again! We kind of told her that the ski trip was her big present but wow, she was a princess for the day & then some!! We took her balloons and cupcakes to school and had lunch with her the day of her birthday. That evening, she chose what we were having for dinner which was. . .a complete ham dinner. . .just like we had on Christmas Eve. . .it's one of my favorite dinners and not all that hard to prepare, so I was good with that. She also chose a cake out of a cookbook she got as a gift one year and I whipped that up while she was at school that day. . .THEN, on Friday, my girlfriend and I took the girls (who have the SAME EXACT BIRTHDAY) to a spa (specifically for kids) for a mani & pedi then out to dinner with our whole families. . .THEN to the country club for some live music and an evening of showing off their glowing nails (feet too) to anyone who would have a look!!! So, as you can see, we've been very successful in scaling back. . .NOT!
2 comments:
So cute. Can't wait til the Cake can go to that spa.
Forget about the kids. . .I haven't been to a spa in ages!
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