A frightful, delightful day of Nightmare Before Christmas dreams and birthday wishes come true

Guest post by Nicole P
Sat Dec 17 14 07 19 2011
All photos by Nicole P.

When I gave birth to my son Alijah, my water broke on Christmas Eve and he was born on Christmas morning. I decided The Nightmare before Christmas would be the perfect first birthday theme.

I invited Alijah’s friends to frolic in the Christmas tree-filled splendor — complete with a visit from Sandy Claws.

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Comments on A frightful, delightful day of Nightmare Before Christmas dreams and birthday wishes come true

    • Besides the obvious store-bought items like the cut-out of Jack and Sally, and the stuffed characters, everything was made by hand. I will not take credit for the handmade decor though! Ha! I have visions, but rarely can make them come to fruition by myself. My favorite – and least expensive — were the spider web paper placemats.

    • Christmas will always be more special with a due date that close! Those of us with children with a birthday near the holidays just have to work a little harder 😉 My plan is it is always his birthday first, then after we sing “Happy Birthday” it can be Christmas. Congratulations on your little on!

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