Today we had baby’s birthday party. A big, blow-out party, you ask? No. We agree that for our family, we want to keep celebrations family-focused, comfortable and nurturing rather than frenetic, healthy, and affordable. We’re starting with her first birthday and hope to keep it up.
\nWe had family over – 6 guests total. My mom brought a great 7-layer dip. We made burritos (I made refried beans; husband fried up some fish, plus assorted other toppings). The food for the meal was purchased in 2 outings though other food was purchased at the same time.<\/p>\n
We made the cake – a chocolate zucchini cake – substituting honey for sugar. Baby loved it, though she didn’t have too much. Quick and easy using an internet recipe.<\/p>\n
For drinks husband whisked up some frozen juice, frozen fruit and fizzy water. Then tea later.<\/p>\n
Gifts: we specified that gifts were not necessary, and meant it. All the same, her cousin\/uncle brought a wonderful assortment of clothes. My parents gave her a set of books which she loves. We got her a 2nd hand xylophone, some crayons (she adores them! Wants to eat them! When I took one away, she kept on looking around her, side to side, down by her bum, making “uh UH!” noises, until I gave it back. Then, SMILES!), and a small stack of books, some new, some second hand. Plus the binder of magazine pictures I’ve been putting together. All in all, more gifts than I planned but all ones that she will enjoy.<\/p>\n
We didn’t plan fancy games, timelines, or anything much, really. We enjoyed being with family; We enjoyed the delicious food; we were glad to celebrate one year with this amazing girl.<\/p>\n
And even with that low level of excitement, it was enough for her to get wound up. She wouldn’t eat, wouldn’t nurse. Bedtime tonight was a bit rougher than usual. So worth celebrating, and so glad we didn’t do something more hyped, much though I would have loved to invite more friends over.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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