Paddington

[coneycat]

Over the weekend a friend and I saw Paddington, which was pretty delightful. Nicole Kidman, as the villain, looked more natural than I'd seen her in years (not a snarky comment, her face looked all human and pliable!) and the actress who played Mrs. Brown was adorable. Really fun

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[heleninwales]

I threw exactly one birthday party for our daughter (born mid-January). After that we resorted to the Taking A Couple of Best Friends Out Somewhere.

For a while for our son (birthday 20 December), we actually declared an official birthday date in the summer so we could to the Taking A Couple of Best Friends Out Somewhere at a time when a) we didn't freeze to death and b) interesting places to ge were actually open!

[coneycat]

I really can't imagine throwing a party for little kids, especially. Unless you have a very big yard and the weather is perfect. Superpowers!

The summer birthday idea is terrific. Both my brothers were born in mid-to-late December, and it was a pretty dire time for parties or presents!