Photo Friday: Mom’s 60th

My sweet Momma is 60 today! I know, I know…she totally doesn’t look (or act) that old. Last Saturday night we managed to pull off a major surprise Fiesta for her. I’m still not quite sure how we did it without someone spoiling the surprise but somehow we did…and it was GREAT!

Here’s a few pictures Garen got (while not chasing kids around):

It took so long to make the piñata that I named him. Meet Spike!

I have to admit that I had a blast planning the party. My big craft projects that you can (kinda) see above kept me entertained for at least a month. They included:

• Spike, the cactus piñata
• 60 marquee lights
• Pom poms for the lights
• Piñata cake pop stands
• Spray painting multiple cake stands from goodwill
• Flower arrangements
• Menu design

We also had a photo booth. I didn’t get the Pinterest background done that I had planned but thankfully our friend, Debbi, let us use her beautiful blankets. I think it was a hit. Here’s a few that I thought were cute:

Special thanks to:

• Studio On The Square – amazing venue, tables, chairs, table cloths
• The Knife and Cork– catering of super tasty nacho bars and dessert nachos
• Lulu Pops by Lina– Lemon, Fun-fetti, and red velvet cake pops were a huge hit…especially with Clara, who we think had 12 or 13
• Bluedog Liquor– Beer, Wine, and Margaritas
• Specs- Sangrias
• The Print Shoppe in Austin– menu cards
• Sam’s club in Mansfield – Fiesta cake with succulent
• Kroger in South Arlington- Flowers

• Efavormart– Table runners and napkins
• RSVP Waco– Additional chairs
• Complete Weddings– DJ Garrett
• Manual labor- Alexander, Brian, Emilie, Garen, and Dad