To Party or Not to Party...That is the Question

Ahh...the December birthday dilemma. 

I labored over this decision for a couple of weeks.  Do we have a birthday party for Jackson - just 2 weeks before hosting the Wagner family for Christmas?  That's a lot of planning, prepping, cleaning and cooking in a short amount of time.  Especially considering he's not really at an age to appreciate a birthday party (or even notice if he didn't have one).  But perhaps the bigger question, who would we invite?  There are the daycare kids, but I don't even know the parents of his classmates.  Besides, he'll have a celebration at "school" already.  There's family, but very few of them live close enough to consider attending.  There are our friends, but it feels tacky to invite them to a two year old's party.  I mean, you can get away with that for a First Birthday Party, but two?

I even posed the question to my facebook friends - and received mixed results.

You can probably guess what I decided.

Parties are my thing.  And while I won't deny that they can be a lot of work, I actually find the process quite enjoyable. 

So a party we will have.

But not just for Jackson.  Instead, we are having an Elser Family Birthday Party!

It was a perfect solution; after all, all 3 of us celebrate birthdays within 10 days of each other.  This way, we get to celebrate our little guy turning two.  We get to entertain our friends during the holiday season.  And I get to plan a party!

The concept is complete.  The menu is planned.  The cake is ordered.  The first of the decorations have been purchased.  I don't want to give it away quite yet, but here's a peek at what I have up my sleeve.

Stay tuned!