maroo
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Lynn is right on the money...
I feel like a broken record when I say my classic line..."Depends on the chapter.".... blah, blah, blah. That doesn't help much, does it?
It really totally depends.
Here is what I have seen, though, on these boards:
* Very small "parties" - like the one we had for Lauren. We didn't know till the day of and they brought cake, balloons and some gifts for Lauren. The only people that were there were their family (and me, because I was helping her that night). Lauren did her homework because she was stressed about her exams.
And William cried because he didn't get any gifts. 
I say that last thing to really warn parents that have siblings...if I had known that was going to happen, we would have had gifts for William.
It isn't his trip, but he deals with enough crap all day not to have to watch her open gifts, too...GKTW does a GREAT job with this, providing siblings with very similar gifts during the whole trip so it isn't an issue on the trip itself. 
* Medium size parties - where the family and close friends are invited to a restaurant or similar venue and given a cake, balloons and such.
* BIG parties! Where lots of people are invited and even local people from the community may come.
And HUGE parties. These are usually for something specific for the child and have to do with the wish. I saw one of these on the TV this week for a child that had wished for a store - he wanted his own business - and they granted it and had a huge party complete with media coverage!
In your case...I would think it will be quite a party...Because aren't they trying to invite the reality TV folks? I would ask in your case...because it may be different for you since you did the Reality Wish stuff??
But...I would think you would normally invite anyone that would be invited to a birthday party. But you could also just make this an immediate family thing and not invite a bunch of people.
I hate that there is so much tension at your family events - that really stinks.
But this one would be totally up to you guys. If there is someone you want to skip for this one, I would skip it. But in your case, I don't think the party will remain a secret...if that makes sense? And could involve media?? But I am totally guessing.
We just had family at Lauren's. I really think the party is basically what you make it, I guess? Living away from family stinks, too!
I feel like a broken record when I say my classic line..."Depends on the chapter.".... blah, blah, blah. That doesn't help much, does it?
It really totally depends.
Here is what I have seen, though, on these boards:
* Very small "parties" - like the one we had for Lauren. We didn't know till the day of and they brought cake, balloons and some gifts for Lauren. The only people that were there were their family (and me, because I was helping her that night). Lauren did her homework because she was stressed about her exams.
And William cried because he didn't get any gifts. I say that last thing to really warn parents that have siblings...if I had known that was going to happen, we would have had gifts for William.
It isn't his trip, but he deals with enough crap all day not to have to watch her open gifts, too...GKTW does a GREAT job with this, providing siblings with very similar gifts during the whole trip so it isn't an issue on the trip itself. * Medium size parties - where the family and close friends are invited to a restaurant or similar venue and given a cake, balloons and such.
* BIG parties! Where lots of people are invited and even local people from the community may come.
And HUGE parties. These are usually for something specific for the child and have to do with the wish. I saw one of these on the TV this week for a child that had wished for a store - he wanted his own business - and they granted it and had a huge party complete with media coverage!
In your case...I would think it will be quite a party...Because aren't they trying to invite the reality TV folks? I would ask in your case...because it may be different for you since you did the Reality Wish stuff??
But...I would think you would normally invite anyone that would be invited to a birthday party. But you could also just make this an immediate family thing and not invite a bunch of people.
I hate that there is so much tension at your family events - that really stinks.
But this one would be totally up to you guys. If there is someone you want to skip for this one, I would skip it. But in your case, I don't think the party will remain a secret...if that makes sense? And could involve media?? But I am totally guessing.
I'm curious about the wish party thing too. All our friends/family live out of state, so we would not really have anyone to invite (except a few neighbors). That just makes me sad and reminds me that I hate living out here by ourselves
We just had family at Lauren's. I really think the party is basically what you make it, I guess? Living away from family stinks, too!
. Medium is not good for me. If it's small then it's just us. If it's big then that means there are enough people there that it's not just us & the blended family - there are enough other people there so no one feels uncomfortable. But if it's just our family, our in-laws, and my parents w/their spouses (both have been married less than 5 years), then it's just plain awkward. 
And my youngest two love balloons!!! So if our wish granters do something similar I'm going to try and pick up a few things in advance. Just so that no one feels left out. I'm pretty sure I had to deal with a tantrum or two from my non wish kid!
Akershus!! I may be partial though- we have never eaten at the castle. 
They also have am all you can eat salad type bar thing with traditional and American dishes to start with. The kids menu is the reg kids stuff everywhere, but the princesses are what make it special. 
