Families are the compass that guide us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter. -- Brad Henry

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Planning Time

It is almost 30 days before one of the biggest events in our household, the little one's birthday!!  She's only been talking about it for 11 months.

Her theme is "breaking out of the single digits" and she wants to go to one of the new escape rooms in Greenville with some friends.  She wants her cake to show a picture of either a lock or handcuffs, and the invitations to do the same.  If I found a t-shirt she could wear that day, that would be great, too.

She'd like to invite 8 friends, but only have her Sissy go inside as the "adult" to help supervise.  I could go as well if one of her guests aren't able to come. The escape room can't be too scary, but it should be hard because all her friends are really smart.  Sometimes it takes a child to figure things out, you know.

I did my best to incorporate all her requests and keep it within budget.  So glad there was a Groupon special!  Here's the result:
front of invitation:


The back included all the important details like where & when.  Of course, pizza and cake will be included as well once we return to our house.

And here's her shirt:


You'd think we're all set for the event, but no.  There's still the goodie bags to get.  Each bag will include some play handcuffs, combination lock, magnifying glass, and other "spy" things in addition to candy and sorts.  

The cake should be round, not rectangular, with the words "Happy Birthday Julia #10" and pictures of locks, chains, etc.  She wants it a lemon cake with white frosting.

Gotta love this girl who knows what she wants!  It will be so much fun!!