Planning a Party for My Hubby and Youngest Son

throw a potluck bbq. ask all these friends and family to bring beer, side dishes or desserts and you will grill some burgers and dogs. it's his birthday and he wants something at the house. honor that! your son willhave a blast at home. what kid wants to go to a restraunt? unless it's Chuckee cheese? no way. Drag out the sprinklers, water baloons, water guns, slip n slide. Have the kids bring swinsuits and play outside inthe water while the grown ups listen to music, hang out, catch up, eat a burger.

Do a BBQ and on the invitation just ask that in lieu of a gift for your husband, please bring your favorite family-style dish to share!

You would provide:
- burgers/dogs/buns
- soda/water/beer/wine
- papergoods
-cake

For your little one and friends...
- bubbles
- sprinkler for the kids to run through
- outdoor play stuff "out" (borrow some if needed from friends)

** Your 2 year old will not remember this party, so I would suggest going with the wishes of the one who will!**

Honestly, focus on your husband in terms of the party itself and the fun attached.

Your son is 2 and will not care at all. He'll have fun and won't have any idea what the fuss is about. Kids don't care about parties being for THEM till they're 4 or 5 years old. Before that, they just enjoy the parties, and I'm pretty sure they think ALL parties are for them! LOL :)

I think a potluck would be fun.

Well could you do the party later in the afternoon like at 3? Then you wouldn't really be expected to have food more than snacks and you could do cake and maybe even some popsicles that the birthday boy picked out for the rest of the kids. Maybe your husband could get a couple of cases of beer or something as his treat and he could hang with his friends too. Would your family feel comfortable brining some pot luck items to help you out? I know that I always feel for a birthday for someone in my family I should do all the cooking, but my mom and sisters in law are always willing to help out, so maybe you could ask your family to bring something easy.

Your August is my March...mine is on the 2nd, sister on the 7th, hubby on the 11th, youngest on the 12th, and my mom on the 25th. WOW! November is just as bad :o). Either way, my husband and I go out one night to celebrate both of our birthdays, this last year we finally got my family to watch the kids and we went away for a weekend. My son's shared a party a few weeks later (Other son's birthday is in April). I'd do a BBQ like some have suggested. Have fun stuff for the kids and as the night goes on the kids will fall to sleep and you guys can do the adult stuff then.