Hello everyone!

[Mamato2]

I thought I'd introduced myself but I can't seem to find it - must be a lack of sleep thing!

I'm Emily, mummy of Miles and Claire. Ive been married for 17 years now and really looking forward to my 41st birthday, which comes two days after Claires 1st which I'm al most too excited about to even write about. This past year we've been invited to so many birthday parties that I feel I should invite the kids to Claires first but don't want to overwhealm her - any advice or suggestions as to how I can make it fun for all our neighbors but not so busy that she and I are basket cases at the end? I was thinking of doing a coffee and buns type thing in the morning then she could have a really long nap. Thoughts greatly appreciated.

E

[kathyhinsh]

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Hi, I'm kathy & I live near portsmouth with my dh-of 15yrs, & ss 19yrs, dd 11yrs & ds 8yrs.
I'm looking forward 2 my 35th b'day, in 1 wk! http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b117/kathyhinsh/Smilies/N1Lol01HL1.gif

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[Netty]

Hello and welcome - and happy birthday for next month to both of you!

Coffee etc sounds good to me. TBH she won't really know what is going on, but if she is a sociable babe I'm sure she will enjoy it, followed as you say by a nap.

If older kids wil be there, maybe a game or two of pass the parcel types? Don't forget to have a small gift (sweet/pencil or something) in each layer of paper.

Have fun!!

[jochrisbryan]

Hi my name is Jo, I have twins aged 10.

[trai]

Hi i'm Tracey a sahm to ds 7 and dd 4. Happy birthday to you both for next month, coffee and cake sounds like a good idea to me.

[Girlzmum]

Hi and welcome to the site Tracey,

I'm Colette, mum to my 2 1/2 yo dd and am expecting no 2 in the new year. I had a big party for my dd on her first and she didn't have a clue what was happening (although she loved all the attention!) I think the coffee idea is great as it means you won't end up too stressed!

[babybiz]

Hi there and welcome :) I'm Tasha, mum to Thai (6), Ebonie (4), Ethan (2) and Dion (7mths). I've thrown small family parties for my kids every year but this year in sept will be the first "kids" one I'll be doing. To be honest I'm dreading it as my two eldest share the same birthday so they'll be hundreds of kids lol (well exageration but anything past about 10 feels like it lol). I think the coffee idea is a good one too, you'll be suprised how well wee ones survive lots of attention.

Tashxx

[weaselgirl]

Hello Emily and welcome to the site.

I'm Jo, mum to ds 5, and dd 2 and we live in Bristol with dh.

[storm35]

Hi and welcome aboard
Cxx

[Mamato2]

Hi everyone and thank you for the warm welcomes and your feedback on the upcoming birthday - for some odd reason my dh isn't as excited as I am...he even asked if we could talk about it later! Grrrrrrrrrr I've got to get the invites done!!! Ok - so I'm making mountains out of molehills I think!

Looking forward to getting to know you all better!

Em

[K8ELOU]

Hello to Emily and tracey and anyone else who has joined recently

I'm Kate, Married for 8 years and we have 3 fab lads

Looking forward to chatting to you very soon

[essexgirl]

hi im linda from peterborough mum to dd 7 i can remember her first birthday i had all the family and friends round she loved it but i found it very stressed hence she has'nt had a birthday party at home since lol i now book some where , where we can both have a good time and come back to a clean house lol hope u both have a good birthday:sign16:

[bikemad]

Hi n welcome.Im a sahm to ds age 6 n have been with my dp for 4 years n we live in Wales.

[EveryRose]

Hiya and welcome to MumsZone!

I'm Jo, 23yrs old (almost) and partner to Mark.
Together we have 3 gorgeous children, Robbie (4), Billy (2) and Isabella (8.5mths).

Hope to get to know you soon!