DS has 4-5 "birthday parties" a year: one is around his birthday. The rest is just an excuse to have a few friends around, play games and eat "candle cake".
Birthday parties don't have to be that expensive: all DS wants is some picnic food/BBQ food and a cake. It's more a social thing. I'll be doing park parties when he wants more than 3-4 friends round. Family isn't so much of an issue as everyone is supposed technically an adult (yes, that is supposed to include me), bar 2 of Liebling's cousins.
Parties every year (well not 1yo) for us here. Not that I want to, I would prefer every second year, or to maybe just have 1 special friend over for a sleep over. Saying that though, for is birthday parties are a way for us getting involved in the area and meeting the parents. Since DD1's party I have found many of the parents are much friendlier as the party gave us a chance to get to know each other a bit. We live out of town, so many parents end up staying as it is not worth them driving home, plus we cater for parents. If they are hanging out they deserve a good cup of coffee and some nibbles
DH is big on parties, I am sure he would spend $1000 on a party if he could. Have to reign in him. He seems to think he got a party every year, but his mother says different. Hoping once we are more settled that we can cut back to every second year, with the girls on alternate years.
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