Our Gifts From God: Faith's 5th Birthday Party

For Faith's 5th Birthday, we offered her a choice of going to Build-A-Bear with one friend, or staying home and inviting many friends over for a traditional party. She picked Build-A-Bear, and I was so grateful! Jonathan's proving to be more of a handful than I remember newborns being. It doesn't help that he takes 45-60 minutes to eat, and wants to eat every 1.5-2 hours. Whew. So there's little time to plan an execute a party. So Build-A-Bear was a win-win! Add to it the discounted gift cards I learned Costco sells, and it's win-win-win for mommy, Faith and our wallet :)

Faith, getting her new friend stuffed.

They had her pick out a little heart and hold tightly so her friend would feel her love, then she put it in her bear and they sewed it up for her.

Next, it was off to the "air wash" for a scrub down.

Here's Faith with her best friend.

Nathan and Ruth also made new friends. Literally.

And scrubbed them down.

Faith & her BFF

Ruth and her new friend

All 8 party guests, ready to go home for a birthday tea party.

My first memory is my 5th birthday party, at least my first memory that I can place in time. I had a princess dress cake. So when Faith asked for one, I had to make that happen for her :) But there were complications.... Faith's friend is on a gluten-free diet, and mommy has little time to make/decorate a cake.... And silly mommy thought one gluten-free cake mix would make a dress. Um... it made 1/4. So that dress is actually piecemealed.... 1/4 gluten-free, 1/4 yellow and 1/2 strawberry. Cause I had to work with what I had - I was not going out to the store! I still am in awe it held together!

I had no time to decorate. So I iced the cake quickly and let the kids decorate it. Best. Idea. Ever. Ok, next to Build-A-Bear. The kids loved it. I didn't have to do it. Win-Win, again!