We just got home from running a couple of errands. During our drive, Brandon proclaimed that he wants his birthday to be "of dinosaurs". He's been begging for a Thomas the Train party for months, but apparently decided that he'd prefer a dinosaur-themed party, and says we should even have it "in the forest". Thank goodness! I was dreading a Thomas party since more often than not birthday gifts are given to match the party theme, and there are way, WAY too many Thomas things in this house as it is. And, since the party will be for both boys, I wanted something that could be baby-ish at the same time. So dinosaurs it is. We just went online and check out some of the party supply sites. There are all sorts of dinosaur theme packs, both scary and cute and cuddly. I found one set I really like which has a bunch of matching goodies, and I can get free shipping with an Oriental Trading Coupon I happened to stumble upon. I *heart* saving money with coupons. :-)
Of course, I'm not ordering anything just yet. The party is still over four months away, and I'm sure that he will change his mind and beg for Thomas yet again. But that's just enough time for me to convince him otherwise. ;-)