I'm NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER making cakes again, not after taking a whole week to make a mr men cake, not just a cake with pictures on it, it had to be in the shape of them. Has anyone ever tried making a football shaped cake?
Last year there was no cake for their parties, as dh took a few friends to McDonalds and Ballyhoo (similar to Wacky Warehouse but bigger). They both had their birthdays while we were on holiday so the tour operator arranged a joint cake (paid for by them).
The year before that I bought cakes.
The two years before that we didn't have parties, I just couldn't cope with having parties for then 1 & 4 yr olds, and 2 & 5 yr olds within a week of each other.
This year will be similar to last, as we're off on holiday again on dd's birthday and ds has his in the middle of the holiday, same as last year. DD keeps asking why we always have our holidays when it's her birthday.
One this is definite though, we are NOT doing any day trips on ds's birthday, I'm going to lock him up in the cupboard so that he can't have any accidents. Last year he fell flat on his face, and we travelled from Alicante back to our hotel in Benidorm with his clothes and mine covered in blood. We're still seeing the effects now because the dentist thinks he has damaged the nerves to his top two front teeth! They're now a horrible brown colour round the edges, and they used to be nice and white. sob sob.
sorry for rambling and going off the subject slightly.
Some people probably think I'm being mean, but one of my first thoughts if either dd or ds hasn't been invited to a party is to (after wondering why they haven't been invited), think of the money I'm saving by not feeling obliged to buy a present.