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usuk2004
I'm ONE!
Member since 5/05 5150 total posts
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Farah
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Opening presents at 1st birthday
Did you open presents while guests were still there? When did you do them?
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Posted 6/7/10 7:46 AM  |
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nov04libride
big brother <3
Member since 5/05 14672 total posts
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Me
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Re: Opening presents at 1st birthday
we're going to open presents while guests are there. maybe before cake, but after food?
Message edited 6/7/2010 7:50:34 AM.
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| Posted 6/7/10 7:50 AM |
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FelAndJon
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Felice (aka LuckyBride2004)
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Re: Opening presents at 1st birthday
I guess it really depends on how many people you are having. We have not opened presents at the parties, we come back to the house, put the baby down for a nap then open the gifts in an orderly fashion! 
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| Posted 6/7/10 7:52 AM |
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nferrandi
too excited for words
Member since 10/05 18538 total posts
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Nicole
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Re: Opening presents at 1st birthday
Posted by FelAndJon
I guess it really depends on how many people you are having. We have not opened presents at the parties, we come back to the house, put the baby down for a nap then open the gifts in an orderly fashion!
Us too.
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| Posted 6/7/10 9:05 AM |
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headoverheels
s'il vous plaît
Member since 6/07 42079 total posts
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LB
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Re: Opening presents at 1st birthday
We had a fairly decent sized party, about 60 people, and we opened gifts after most of the guests had left after we had cake. It was just family and a few friends and it was a nice end to the day 
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| Posted 6/7/10 9:06 AM |
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lvdolphins
My Loves!
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Re: Opening presents at 1st birthday
We did it after.
Message edited 6/7/2010 9:13:32 AM.
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| Posted 6/7/10 9:13 AM |
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kerrycec03
Mom of 2 beautiful boys!!
Member since 6/06 13519 total posts
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Kerry
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Re: Opening presents at 1st birthday
we opened it there, but it was about 40ppl and at my mom's house. If I had it out somewhere, I probably wouldn't have.
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| Posted 6/7/10 9:20 AM |
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mirla122
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Mirla
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Re: Opening presents at 1st birthday
we didn't open at the party because we had a lot of kids and I thought they would get bored and anxious to go play with the toys that were being opened.
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| Posted 6/7/10 10:51 AM |
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Re: Opening presents at 1st birthday
We opened them at the end, after cake. But we had a very small friends and family only party.
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| Posted 6/7/10 11:31 AM |
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tann22
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Re: Opening presents at 1st birthday
We opened after all the guest left. My parents and immediate family were still there but they are the ones that wanted me to open them.
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| Posted 6/7/10 11:32 AM |
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Bridex100
Two Under Two Mommy
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Momx100
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Re: Opening presents at 1st birthday
We opened gifts after we got home.
Ours was a mostly adult party. We got a lot of envelopes with $$$.
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| Posted 6/7/10 11:36 AM |
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CrankyPants
I'm cranky
Member since 7/06 18178 total posts
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Mama Cranky
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Re: Opening presents at 1st birthday
At small parties, I really like it when people open gifts.
I can see how with big parties it doesn't work that well.
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| Posted 6/7/10 11:41 AM |
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maddysmommy
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Re: Opening presents at 1st birthday
After the party is over, we were so exhausted I think we opened them the next morning
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| Posted 6/7/10 11:48 AM |
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jambalady
Is it summer yet?
Member since 8/06 7392 total posts
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Holly
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Re: Opening presents at 1st birthday
We had a small party for DS (just immediate family), so we only had 6-7 presents to open and we opened them at the party.
If we had a bigger party and lots of presents, I would wait till afterwards.
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| Posted 6/7/10 11:50 AM |
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Stephybaby
Love my two girls!!
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Stephy
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Re: Opening presents at 1st birthday
we were all exhausted...so we opened them the next morning and that's when DD took her first steps!!!!!
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| Posted 6/7/10 1:10 PM |
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brownie
Baby #1 is here!
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Re: Opening presents at 1st birthday
Posted by CrankyPants
At small parties, I really like it when people open gifts.
I can see how with big parties it doesn't work that well.
I agree...
I think w/DD's coming up, we might do it as some guests leave...and its mostly family/close friends left
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| Posted 6/7/10 3:24 PM |
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yankinmanc
Happy Days!
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Re: Opening presents at 1st birthday
Just don't send cake home in the party bags wrapped in a napkin!!! 
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| Posted 6/7/10 3:27 PM |
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Hofstra26
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Re: Opening presents at 1st birthday
Nope. That would have been torture for everyone, including me. Too many kids running around who would've been into all the gifts and the adults would rather socialize than watch a 1 yr. old open presents. We took everything home and opened them the next morning with our DD. 
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| Posted 6/7/10 3:30 PM |
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waterspout4
My loves
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Kelly
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Re: Opening presents at 1st birthday
I seriously don't remember.
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| Posted 6/7/10 3:31 PM |
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july06bride
I'm a mom!
Member since 5/05 3966 total posts
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Nicole
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Re: Opening presents at 1st birthday
We had a fairly large party at a ll for DD's 1st birthday so we did not open presents until we got home. My parents and in laws came back to the house with us and watched her (us) open gifts.
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| Posted 6/7/10 8:27 PM |
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EricaAlt
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Erica
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Re: Opening presents at 1st birthday
we had Mason's 1st b-day party at my parent's. WHen the party was over (which... BTW Mason fell asleep at cake) we opened it later when the majority left. Close family stayed and watched (when he got up from his nap only to sit for 2 mins then crawled away). LOL
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| Posted 6/7/10 8:29 PM |
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