Today we held our son Max's 4th birthday party. Usually, we do a small family get-together for these kinds of occasions, but as the kids get older, it has expanded to two separate parties -- one party with the friends, and one party with the family. I'm not sure how it evolved into two parties for each child (do you do this too?), but it's far too much work in my opinion! So, usually I choose to "outsource" the children's party by hiring a … [Read more...]