Friday, February 28, 2014

Happy 80th!


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.

2 comments:

  1. Happy late birthday, Mrs. N!
    I 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!

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  2. 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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