Kids birthdays

[MrsFabuloso]

My kids just attended a friends birthday. Which is fine (of course!), it was a themed party, pretty big with about 20( +) kids there, face painting, a tonne of games and a pretty extravagant cake and very generous (aka- expensive) take home lolly/toy bag.

The thing is, DD just told me that they had cake at school yesterday for this child's birthday, with a lolly bag each too.
And tomorrow is her actual birthday, and her mum said they will be having a celebration almost as big as today with family tomorrow. This child is only 6.

DH and I are being pretty stingy with birthday for our kids. It's our opinion that they don't need a party every year. They all had a pretty big first party, they will all get a 5th party, and then we will see how we go for the rest. DH and I have said, maybe a 10th, 12th, 15th and 18th for each of them. That means something fairly big, generous, fun, and out of the ordinary. Jumping castles or bowling or a maccas party. What ever they choose.

Whilst we do celebrate their birthdays, they get gifts off us and family, We make a big deal of the day for all of them (and DH too!) I make/buy a dinner of their choosing. I make a cake of whatever they like at the time (like barbie/thomas the tank/peppa pig).
They have enough 'stuff'. We don't want them (or think they need to be) getting things off friends every single year. I appreciate the fact people want to celebrate my child, but buying gifts for the sake of feeling like you need to just isn't they way I want things done for us.

Is this too much? Or am I being overly dramatic, lol??! Essentially this kid will have had 3 birthday celebrations, and this happened last year too!