We all love a good party, and what better reason to celebrate than our child being a year older?  But where are the backyard parties with a few games, balloons, and a homemade cake (I’ll admit several of my cakes could be on the Cake Wrecks blog)? Many of today’s birthday celebrations have grown into elaborate events.  This year, we decided something had to change!

In the past few years our weekends have included a birthday party about three out of four weekends a month, and if the frequency isn’t overwhelming enough, certainly the surrounding venue, entertainment and number of gifts are!  Read the rest of the story...