After the traumatic events of last May when I decided to pull M's birthday party together from scratch (including, God help me, baking and decorating a cake)...I swore I would do things differently when it came time for Z's first birthday. And I have.
1) I am not baking a cake. No ma'am. Instead, I've ordered a cake from a local (admittedly overpriced but yummy) bakery. For those of you who are familiar with this place...I have decided to break out of the mold and order something other than the famed banana cake. Hopefully it's a decision I won't regret.
2) In spite of the fact that the birthday girl will be largely oblivious to all the hoo-ha, I will still have 12+ kids running around in dire need of entertainment. Enter Happily Ever Laughter, a relatively inexpensive (yet highly rated) group of young women who dress up as faeries, pirates, clowns, you name it, and perform puppet shows, magic shows, balloon twisting, face painting, sing-a-longs, games, and more.
Yes, I'm pleased to announce that for the first time in the past three years, I will actually be able to sit down and enjoy my child's birthday party. And I can hardly wait.
What's that, you say? The cost? Well, while it isn't exactly budget concious of me to outsource all my party needs...the truth is I spent close to the same amount for M's party even though I did most of the work myself. In the end, the cost of the cake and the entertainment for Z's party will more or less balance out the cost of the cake ingredients, special cake pan, decor kit, pinata, pinata toys, craft project items, etc for M's birthday. And best of all, I won't be on the verge of a nervous breakdown by the end of the day. Hurray!
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