Last weekend, we celebrated my mom's 80th birthday. My parents, my siblings, and their families had a get-together at my parents' house.
My brother organized it. He brought a honey-baked ham. Each of the rest of us brought one (or more) dishes of food.
Here was our menu:
honey-baked ham
pineapple casserole
au gratin potatoes
candied yams
green beans
corn
deviled eggs
potato salad
rolls
My older sister brought some appetizers:
cocktail meatballs
cheese and crackers
grapes
My brother also asked some of us to provide other party details:
My younger sister dusted and vacuumed my parents' house the day before the party.
My older sister brought the birthday cake.
I brought the centerpiece, paper plates, napkins, and plasticware.
I made the centerpiece to match the plates and napkins I had selected.
The tulips are cut from cardstock, the stems are green paper straws, the leaves are green tissue paper, the grass is green styrofoam, and the ground is a piece of wood.
Nineteen of us celebrated together.
my dad's cousin-in-law, my younger sister, my mom, my older sister |
my husband, my dad, my brother, my brother's wife |
Here's the birthday girl...ready for us to sing "Happy Birthday" to her!
I told my mom, "Don't forget to make a birthday wish!" :) She blew out the candles on her cake...with the help of two of her great-grandsons. Afterward, the younger great-grandson said, "I didn't know what to wish for!" ;o)
Love you, Mom...and wishing you many happy returns.
Happy late birthday, Mrs. N!
ReplyDeleteI wasn't aware in time you a happy day, but I am wishing you a happy and blessed year.
May our Father richly bless you!
I thought there was a placecard on the cake at first. xD This was so much fun, and I think Grandma had a good birthday. :)
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