A celebration of life. Some people don't care for them, some people only look forward to them, some people deny them, and some love the attention from them. I'll be honest, growing up always having an excuse to eat cake and celebrate, has always been fun for me. With a child now, birthdays have definitely taken a different form. But the core is celebration with people that respect and honor the birthday person and are willing to have fun and celebrate with them! If the reasoning for parties, etc. changes for my kid(s) then we will reflect and regroup.
I guess as a kid it was about fun toys, cake, playing with friends, getting attention, doing things that are out of the everyday norm...and that is all good. It's creating experiences that will hopefully be unforgettable. Noah's b-day is coming up...not sure what exactly we're doing, but want to keep it genuine and fun for all of us. He wants to have a "pirate adventure" so we can try as parent's to make that possible for him as long as we are all have FUN with it. I have a feeling Brian will when he heard that Noah wants to find a pirate treasure.
Kids are so bright-eyed and Noah can be so creative that I want to make sure to keep those doors open for him and not squelch his ideas and thoughts (within reason, right?). So this year, yes, we'll celebrate him and his day, but in a way that allows him to be who he is and what he wants (again within reason--am I squelching---nahh!).
Anyway, we'll see how the pirate adventure comes along...more adventures and more time to celebrate the precious boy who graced our presence 3 years ago...soon.
“And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.” ~ Abraham Lincoln
