Birthdays

I am a little late with this, however it is better late then never. My youngest had a birthday in April and my middle child at the beginning of the month. For the youngest I did not do much since she is still young, just a small cake with her sisters, grandmother, aunt and great grandmother. That is it, nothing fancy or elaborate. 

For my middle child I was going to have a party like I usually do but I sat down and thought about it; it would bring out the worst in her and she would have a terrible time on her day of celebration. She would be around people who are not normally around her and are not used to her every day meltdowns which would be even worse, she would be stressed and would most likely get into trouble. So I asked her if she wanted to go someplace special instead of a party.We chose to go to a place called Kimballs which has arcade games, pony rides, ice cream, and yummy food. She had a blast ! No melt downs, no crying and it cost me less than it would have to throw a party. 

I think going forward I am going to continue to do this with the girls, let them choose a special place and call it a day. No more parties for us,it is less hassle. No more invitations, messes,or prep and they get to feel like they had some control over the day. I call it a win in my book !