The Party is OVER...

and all I have to say is

AMEN!

All kidding aside,

I'm happy to report that all went well.

Thankfully,

my brother, his wife,

my sister and her husband

worked like

crazy to pull off the big event.

Mother Nature provided the

most perfect weather

for my garden party theme.

The flowers were beaming

as was the guest of honor.

The only sad thing was

we didn't get many photos

and the ones we did get

aren't that great

but here they are anyway.

The Prep:

,

 TJ, My sister (seated) and sister in law.

 My brother and brother in law.

The Party:

The family.  Yeah!  Some cousins came through and made it!

 

Good cake!

 

 

My brother, sister in law, their daughter and 2 of my brothers

10 grandchildren.

 

Probably the most popular

feature at the party was the candles you see hanging above their heads.

 

I wrapped the mason jars with twine covered wire,

made hangers, filled the jars 1/4 to 1/3 way full

with Epsom salts, added a yellow citronella candle

and hung them from wire wrapped around trees.

In between candles,

I hung photographs, Becky's graduation

program and some papers she had written

over the years.

 

My deepest gratitude to my family for

all of their help.

I couldn't have done it without them.

And to friends Terri and Teresa,

thank you so much for your wonderful, tasty

contributions of food!