I have started putting together plans for her birthday bash. We are going with a Tinker Bell theme, because she seriously LOVES her Tinker Bell movie. We already picked out the most adorable cake... but it feeds like a million people...so you should come...really...everybody.
I am so excited to celebrate her 1 year mark in this world. As I have been sharing my plans with family and friends, I tend to get the same reaction:
"Why are you putting so much effort into something she won't remember?"
WELL ladies and gentlemen, there are two very important reasons to make her first birthday fantastic.
1. I want to get in the habit of making her birthday a big deal.
2. I have a healthy and wonderful little girl and that is something to celebrate.
Let's talk about habits. I want to get in the habit of making celebrations fun for my kid. I want her birthday to be something she anticipates over the years. Why start on her 2nd or 3rd or even 4th birthday? I know she will love eating her sugary cake and be so excited to play with her friends. This is not an event she won't like. She will love it. She will also be able to look back in her baby book to see how cute she was.
On the second point, I ask you:
"do we only do nice things for others when we will be recognized for it?"
We shouldn't, and I know my babe is not going to say thank you after or remember how much work I put into all the little details. But I want to do something fun for her anyway. It's how I am going to show her how much I love her and how important she really is.
Life and health are such great gifts. We too often take these for granted when we should constantly be celebrating them. I want to throw a big party with our family and friends to celebrate the huge blessing of having Katie in our lives for a year.
It's been so amazing, it only seems right to end the first year with a bang.
If you haven't received your formal invitation yet, no worries, they will arrive soon!
