Wednesday, November 9, 2011

The Party

One month ago my mom turned 60! The sisters that live here in Colorado planned a party for her.  My mom and dad flew out for the weekend.  The weather did not cooperate but we had a great time.  The party was on Saturday night followed by a sleep over.  It was fun to have everyone spend the night and be together in the morning too. 


 The decorations were 50's style since she was born in 1951.  
 The adults enjoying some ambiance while eating in a room separate from the kids.  We had a Cafe Rio style meal.  It turned out delicious.  And we even had enough leftovers for the next day.
 Kids awaiting for the party to start!

 Carin was in charge of the games.  It was so much fun.  One game was family feud.  And of course it was boys vs. girls.  This is Haylie and Cade trying to hit the buzzer first.  The questions were all about mom and we had answered the questions a few weeks before.  It was fun to hear what everyone thought about mom.


 Time for presents!  All of the kids crowded around to watch her open the gifts.  It was just like at a little kids party when everyone wants to see what the birthday person is opening up.
 We made my mom a Shutterfly book.  The book was "The 60 things we know and love about mom!"
Happy 60th birthday mom.  We love you!

5 comments:

Sara said...

Looks like SO much fun. I wish I could have played family feud. When Carin asked us those questions about Mom, Mike and I both separately answered "tomato aspic" for the favorite food question. We both laughed when we saw each other's answer. Was that the number 1 answer on the board??

Unknown said...

Thanks for the great party. Too bad someone doesn't turn 60 every year. No. Tomato Aspic is not my favorite. I just like it at Christmas time. It was a family tradition for me when I was growing up just like mincemeat pie.

shannon said...

So fun you're in Colorado with other siblings there too. Looks like such a fun weekend. And love your Colorado digs, beautiful home!

Kelly H. said...

Thanks for having awesome kids, Elaine! Kari - your house is huge. We are going to move in with you, you won't even know we're there.

thewestenskows.blogspot.com said...

Looks like a great party! And Kari your house looks AMAZING!!