What a fun family birthday party for a fabulous young lady! Miss Sarah’s favorite color is blue (you should see her eyes!) and her Stepmom wanted it everywhere. We set two tables for sixteen family members and close friends and Sarah’s little sisters and cousin helped set the tables. Such good helpers!
The second table was set in the foyer.
Sarah and her family…Happy Birthday!
An old fashioned birthday party for 40 something 12 year olds at a farm in the country is where this party will take place…someday. The original date was rained out and will take place after the whirlwind of activities that go on during the last weeks of school.
Pink and brown, paisley and polka dots, games and goofiness are all planned.
Stitching up a birthday garland banner…more to come.
I’m on the committee for our son’s school fundraiser golf tournament and volunteered to come up with new logos, brochures, posters, yard signs, etc. 
The pre-party was a big deal on a little budget. The argyles used in the logo was incorporated into the design. Large, inflatable golf clubs are mounted on top of huge tees and appear as they have just been hit towards the pin…the centerpiece of the food table in the middle of the room.
We had a blast running the “Buffalo Races”…the school’s teachers actually held the buffalos and waited for the dice to be thrown. FUN!
Even the wine bottles are colored coordinated!
My husband is having a blatant affair right under my nose…and in our own backyard! Her name is Hasty-Bake and she’s a black eyed beauty and built like a tank. He is obsessed with her and spends hours with her every weekend right after his golf game. He never comes right home from the golf course for me! And now he has my brother Greg thinking that he wants to get this little mistress all to himself back home in Atlanta. Men and their girls…whoops-grills.
The guy above in the ambiguously happy dot shorts caresses each rack of sweet, tender baby back ribs and calls them “baby” and “sweet little thangs” and gets me all flustered…he’s talking to a dead pig…not his loving wife! And he’s teaching my baby brother all he knows about the art of seducing a well seasoned Hasty-Bake grill.
John bought the grill at an auction and the very next day consulted with our friend, a big time Hasty-Baker, on how to get started. Every weekend has been a treat as he has prepared succulent ribs, tenderloins, flank steak, etc. for all of us to enjoy. My brother and sister-in-law came to visit for Easter and we just hung out on the deck on beautiful spring afternoons sipping homemade margaritas and catching up while the kids played in the yard. It was a relaxing weekend.
My sister-in-law Stacey slurps down a glass of perfection…
Aengus patiently waits for any scraps that may fall to the ground…poor pooch. It will never happen.
The kids were on the local news that day while visiting the park.
