tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372094005593265755.post9094700101570237583..comments2023-10-24T03:52:58.362-04:00Comments on Queen Christine's Decrees: Party Like It's Your *1st* BirthdayQueen Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07373167995185554648noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372094005593265755.post-40701064739714031012010-11-20T21:32:03.929-05:002010-11-20T21:32:03.929-05:00It doesn't matter who you invite, as long as y...It doesn't matter who you invite, as long as you invite me. ;)<br /><br />I seriously have considered doing a potluck birthday for the kids before. I never have, but I think it would make an awesome first birthday party - after all, it takes a community to get through the first year!Kashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02919872862510660397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372094005593265755.post-16497727965021517662010-11-20T13:30:37.735-05:002010-11-20T13:30:37.735-05:00Savannah's first birthday was in August, and I...Savannah's first birthday was in August, and I went through in my head a lot of the same things. I finally decided that I didn't care what others thought - I wanted a party to celebrate with my closest friends and family this wonderful girl that God gave us. I never had birthday parties growing up (my birthday is a Christmas casualty, I'm afraid), so I had SO MUCH FUN planning a party for Savannah.<br /><br />To that end, I tried to make it a little less cartoony than Party City wants me to do. I went with the simple colors - pale pink and white, instead of the licensed characters - and I tried not to go overboard with decorations.<br /><br />We ended up with 25 people who came, and it was a good number. I was going to do the mailed invitations, but ended up just doing an evite - I wanted to save the money for the party.<br /><br />As for thank-you notes, I decided that I would only write thank you notes for the people I couldn't thank in person. It's not ideal, but much more likely to happen.<br /><br />Here are pictures from the first bday party: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/twentysixcats/sets/72157624676018981/" rel="nofollow">http://www.flickr.com/photos/twentysixcats/sets/72157624676018981/</a>Ashley @ twentysixcatshttp://www.twentysixcats.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372094005593265755.post-44876634701250994372010-11-19T20:52:15.998-05:002010-11-19T20:52:15.998-05:00Everybody knows the first birthday is for the pare...Everybody knows the first birthday is for the parents, and with good reason! Your child survived his first year of life. That's a big deal! Celebrate that. :)Smrt Mamahttp://smrtlernins.comnoreply@blogger.com