Mom and Dad's 40th Anniversary Celebration, part 2

And now we come to the party itself.

 Brian pinning on Mom's corsage.

 Then and now.

 Br. D!! (and Gary and Nancy Sims in the background)

 This picture sums up the whole party, pretty much. 

 Two of my favorite guys, hangin' out.

 Family photo.

 Favor boxes.

 Because it's not a party until someone tries on a funny hat.

 Sarah triumphant.

Mom and Dad's 40th Anniversary Celebration, part 1

My big project of the summer was organizing a party in honor of Kim and David Kluge's 40th wedding anniversary, and their actual 40th anniversary is today, Sept. 7.  So, Happy 40th Anniversary, Mom and Dad!  I'm glad you stuck with it!

And now here are more pictures than is right and proper, but it was kind of a big deal for us, so I'm making a big deal of it here. First, the setup pictures:

 A bunch of centerpiece arrangements on Mom's kitchen counter.

 Mom and Dad's wedding photo collage. 

 The cake!

 

Set up and ready to go.

 Eve with the kids' favors.

 Isaiah!

Max (thanks again for helping us set up!), Brian and Solomon.

Sweet summertime

Here's a sampling of what we get up to around here in the summertime.

 I think this golden beet was called Boldor, but I called it the Tequila Sunrise beet.

 Salsa verde, here we come!

 Front porch flower baskets.

 Picnic on the back deck.

 Picking blueberries in the back yard.

Mary garden, phase 2.