One of the things with having children, well OK, lots of children, is there are always lots of Xmas presents to buy. When three of their birthdays are within a few weeks either side of Christmas, you can see that the problem is multiplied! Throw an anniversary in amongst the lot, the phrase all his Xmases and birthdays came at once could apply here.

Anyway, I now have G's Xmas and birthday list in front of me - neatly word processed onto one side of A4, in 5 subsections. That makes it easier then:)