\t\t\t\tMaya Addison turned six last week, and her family threw a big birthday party for her at her home. Almost 20 little kids came to the Disney-themed party, and there were lots of balloons, cake, decorations, music, party favors, and anything else you can think of. Although everything went well, Maya\u2019s mom Karen decided this would be the final birthday party thrown in their home. \u201cThat\u2019s it,\u201d said Karen. \u201cWe are done having birthday parties in this house. Too many kids, too many messes, too much stuff. Moving forward, we will be having destination birthday parties like everyone else does when their kids get to be this age.\u201d Karen says that although it seems like you save money by not renting a facility, there really isn\u2019t that much of a savings if at all. \u201cAfter buying all the theme stuff and decorations, you might as well have just had it at a pool, the Bladium, or a trampoline park or something,\u201d said Karen. \u201cPlus, you\u2019re not in charge of the cleanup. In hindsight, that really would have been the way to go.\u201d\nKaren admits she will miss throwing birthday parties in the house. \u201cMore than anything, it\u2019s a sign the kids are getting older,\u201d said Karen. \u201cIt used to be so fun when you could just have your friends come over and one or two of their little friends to celebrate those early birthdays. Now, they have school, sports, and other activities, and you don\u2019t want to leave kids out. So, you end up inviting all these kids. It\u2019s just too many to have in a house.\u201d Karen says she is already reviewing options for next year\u2019s party. \u201cReally, it just has to be somewhere else. Anywhere but our house.\u201d]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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