The holidays were over & kids were back in school. Things didn't slow down though--things were starting to pick up again. Andrew & Kelli were having their open house at Mom's home, so we got going & tried to get everything organized, decided & picked out for their day. My mom was amazing, as always, running all over town to find the little things she needed to decorate. I don't know how one woman does as much as she does, but I was more than impressed with the energy she had & how well she put the whole thing together. It turned out to be a beautiful night & I heard so many wonderful comments on how much fun they had. For as long as my parents have lived in the same house, they have gone through many ward & stake changes. When they invite many of their friends to a gathering like this, it's a great time for them to all get together again & catch up on old times & current happenings.
I wish I had taken more pictures, but I was running around with the rest of my family trying to keep the trays of food full that were on the tables. The colors were black & ice blue. My mom wanted it to have a winter theme, but not Christmas--she really put it all together down to the last detail . Some highlights for me were the ice cake (they had a real wedding cake in CA, so my mom thought an ice cake would be fun--it was beautiful!!), ice punch bowl, chocolate fountain, the tent off the patio door, the food (sandwiches, meat balls, fruit, everything you could think of to dip in chocolate & Cheesecake Factory cheesecake--YUM!), the whole winter feel & most of all FAMILY! It was a fun night for all of us. I am so happy is now officially part of our family & I look forward to many more family occasions where she will be there with us.
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Becca, You did an awesome job capturing the evening. It was so fun...glad you posted pictures here. I didn't take any and think the ones you took really reflect what the night was like.
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