Gift giving has been a bit of an adventure in our family.

My brothers are born Dec 13 and 15, I am Jan 4. Then throw in Christmas and New Years. By the time January comes, we have been partied out.

Other members are Oct 31, Sept 10, Oct 3.

When I was growing up, my bros has their birthday seperatly. My mom made sure they each had their special day. I can not remember what we did about cakes. That was not a problem in our house because they always were eaten with happiness.

My birthday was a whole nother matter. We had Christmas, sometimes with extened family. New Years was usually a family thing especially as we became teens. So usually the next weekend our family would celebrate my birthday. Once that was finished, the Xmas tree came down and my poor mom could relax.

Fast forward to now.....grown adult children.

My dad makes sure to visit us around the holidays. If we go on a family trip, we will do a communal birthday cake for all of us kids. Again, if we are on a trip, even xmas can be delayed sometimes due to scuba divinging or other sports. This has stemed from so many deaths in the family that I think we just appreciate each others company and having fun together. The gifts are something extra that we do for each other.

Since the brothers are close together, my dad tries to visit them, but they each still have their own day.

I hope this helps.

Red Rock