Birthday Parties

My son was a year old when he had his first party. He had several parties after that, not every year though. He at least had ice cream and cake and his parents, grandparents there.

All my kids had parties for their first birthday. Absolutely! Its a first milestone! Thats also when they got their first piece of cake!:)

When my son was little, a year, 2, 3 etc we had parties with family, grandparents, aunts uncles cousins.
We moved here when he was 11 and had his first birthday party with friends when he was 12.
Coincidentally, today is Eric's 17th birthday. We are having a BBQ for 25 kids and 15 will sleep over.
This will be the last one, I hope.
I said that last year, we had practically every kid in town here. This year I wanted less kids. They were all well behaved but it was just too much.

I guess it depends on what you class as a party - whether it be inviting friends around or just a family thing?

My daughter had a family party at my parent's house for her first birthday, it wasn't big but there was still food, decorations, cake & everything you have with a party - except the games of course!

My daughter will be 2 in a few days & we're doing something very similar to last year but it'll be here at home, the families will visit & we'll put on a BBQ for dinner - along with some finger foods for lunch & nice cakes etc for afternoon tea.

It wont be a big fancy event (those can wait until she's at school & inviting her friends etc) but it will be a nice event with family & something that she can enjoy.

Her party/event will be the day after her birthday as we're spending the 'actual' day as a family (just my partner, our daughter & myself) going to the zoo. Something a little more quiet but that she'll enjoy!

With my first child I did them from the very first but I didn't for my younger 2 just for the fact they don't rememeber and they really don't have friends I mean we did cake and Ice cream with some close family members but nothing over the top.

Hugs

Rachel