Birthdays!!

[mimi]

I usually get a few balloons filled with helium so they can pull on the string and watch the balloons bounce off the ceiling. We ice cupcakes with a special topping for the birthday kid who gets to wear the birthday crown. I always give a book as a gift with a message for the child.

[gcj]

I used to do more of a full-on party, but now it's more of an acknowledement. There are always decorations when they arrive, then we go about our business. At lunch, it's a special tablecloth and hats, followed by a cake or cupcakes. And at the end of the day I send them home with a very small gift....$5. And the other dcks make cards for the birthday kid. I just had one this week, then all the rest are in April!!!!