{Ugh! I have been trying to post for days! I finally had to download Firefox to fix the problem because Internet Explorer has issues! I hate technology sometimes.}
So, my sweet Faith is turning 9 on April 23rd. She is getting so big. I love who she is. Smart, loving, generous. That's my girl in 3 words or less. I do miss her as a toddler with a cute little lisp sometimes, but mostly I love being able to have those intelligent conversations with her about what she loves and wants to be when she grows up and a million other things. I am really loving her indepence and willingness to help me out when I ask. SO much. In fact, that sweet girl changed her sister's diaper for me last night because I was just too tired. (Probably won't win any mother of the year awards for that move. Proof here.) She is a major blessing, that is for sure.
While discussing and planning her party this year, she decided that instead of people bringing her presents she wanted them to use the money they would have spent to buy food for the Community Hope Center. Don't you just love that? At first, she wanted to donate all the toys(books, etc) people would have brought her. But, I decided that might be to hard because afterall, she is 9 and that would be hard for me as a 34 year old to donate items that I love that I just received as gifts. So we came to this solution. To donate food. Our foodbanks are always in great need anyway.
That is why the invites are mason jars. A food theme of sorts. Mason jars are very cute anyway so all the more reason to use them as a theme. I went out on the intranets and found a super cute free printable that I doctored up in Photoshop Elements to add the event details. I made the invites for her friends and people who don't use Facebook. The rest of the people were invited on Facebook, mainly to save money because I invited a lot of people.
(Go here for the original invite, my inspiration)
Everything else for the party is a little undecided. I will be keeping it simple...that much I do know. However, I am sure that mason jars will be making an appearance. Ha!
Yay for fixed computers! How is your week going????
