Since I became a mother, I promised myself to be more practical and realistic on what I can and can not afford. As educators, we admit, my husband and I don’t earn that much. But of course, we wanted our first born’s first birthday to be memorable as possible for HIM ..meaning the party is really for him not for anybody else’s pleasure.
When we’re planning his first birthday, our dilemma has always been the guest list. We wanted to invite all our friends whom we were not able to invite during his baptism (which we kept really intimate for the godparents and family) but apparently we would end up inviting so many people — not a lot of kids but a lot of adults.
We then decided to have a charity birthday for him. Get in touch with an organization where we can have a party with the less fortunate children. However, even the closest relatives are expecting for a party and it sort of drove me crazy. We can’t decided of what to do on his birthday. I wanted it to be fun for Lucas at the same time I don’t want to end up inviting more adults than kids.
My husband and I finally decided to give him a Jollibee Party — Jollibee is really an icon for Lucas. He loves Jollibee. How? He got this limited edition stuffed toy my mom bought when I was still pregnant with him. So know he plays with it and yes, he kisses it all the time. So there, Jollibee it is. I knew it’s going to be a typical Jollibee party just like the other parties I’ve attended before. But the party is all for Lucas and we knew he will love it — and yes! He loved it 🙂
Guest list dilemma? Solved. We decided to just invite our family and closest relatives and friends. There were several kids who enjoyed the games and the adults too. 🙂
What about the charity plan? It was just timely that there were many victims of the Typhoon Sendong that hit Cagayan De Oro and Iligan City, we pledge to donate by any means we could.
Not so happy about Lucas’ first birthday? He came down with a fever the night before. Good thing though he wasn’t cranky that day.
We’re just so thankful that Lucas was able to celebrate his 1st Birthday. Thankful that he had it in Jollibee (which we knew he appreciated despite his age). Thankful that he celebrated it with the people close to him. But most especially, thankful to our friends and relatives who were so understanding why we were not able to invite them 🙂
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