"HGTV favorites Ben Napier and Erin Napier agree on a few things: Great Pyrenees are the best dogs, there's no place like Laurel, Mississippi, and warm colors have the power to make any home feel instantly cozy and welcoming. According to Ben, they are also decidedly "anti-giant birthdays" for their daughters, Helen, 7, and Mae, 4. At the girls' school, classroom parties require inviting every child. The Napiers prefer to keep celebrations small and intimate"
"Before they even became parents, the "Home Town" stars resolved that birthday celebrations would be family-only affairs. Their choice, followed experiences at chaotic parties with "100 kids running around, losing their minds." "It's stressful and loud," Ben says. "I was like, 'We're not doing this.' Erin nods in solidarity."
"For Mae's fourth birthday in May, the little girl requested a Christmas-themed celebration with her cousins. Erin filled the house with holiday music and baked a strawberry cake adorned with yuletide touches. For Ben, birthday cakes are a big deal. So much so that when Erin was pregnant with Helen, he used the leftover timber from her crib to craft a cake stand. "Ben's mom always made homemade birthday cakes," Erin says. She is happy to carry on the ritual, though she concedes she sometimes relies on a boxed mix, brightened"
Ben and Erin Napier keep birthday celebrations for daughters Helen, 7, and Mae, 4, intentionally small and family-only. They prefer supper at grandparents rather than large classroom parties that require inviting every child. They recall chaotic parties with many children as stressful and loud. Mae celebrated her fourth birthday with a Christmas-themed gathering and a strawberry cake with yuletide touches. Ben values homemade birthday cakes and repurposed crib timber to make a cake stand. Erin continues family cake traditions and sometimes uses boxed mixes to simplify baking. The couple favors intimate family rituals over elaborate children's parties.
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