50 YEARS

October 6, 1961...... The whole reason we went to Utah was to celebrate this special occasion with my parents (their 50th wedding anniversary). We spent ALL day Saturday decorating the church for the party. My sister Susan really did an amazing job with all the decorations. The master decorator hard at work.... We had a Luau theme for the party and she really thought about every little detail. The entrance table, There was a table for the guest to pick up a favorite memory card to fill out for my parents (so cool, and something they will be able to cherish for a long time), each table had a beautiful and original centerpiece (complete with live fish), There were multiple tables with memories and tiles to look at, and ohhhh the dessert table!!!! It went on for miles (seriously this is not even half).....We had a table with a photo of my parents on their wedding day cutting their cake (or rather faking it we found out they never really cut it at their wedding), and a replica of their cake Susan made. Which they did cut, and it was delicious!I'm not sure if their is anything she can't do, check it out.....BEAUTIFUL!Finally we were ready to party!! All the nephews wore straw hats and the nieces wore flower bows, and grass skirts. It was nice to be able to point out all the cousins to the guests.Matt and I....Kelsey and Tori met each guest at the door with a lei to wear, and directed them to fill out a memory card. These two really worked hard for weeks to help get things ready for this day, they did a great job!The guests of honor.....It was nice for all of my siblings to be there for this day, and I know it made it special for my parents. Top: Mark, Mom, Dad, Kevin, and David. Bottom: Tanya, Me, Susan.And of course it was so fun for them to have most of the grand kids there. We were only missing Kyle and Nathan. Top: Tiffani, Trevor, Jake, Brandon, Kelsey, Tori, Amanda. Middle: Bella, Karsyn, Grandma, Brianna, Grandpa. Bottom: Bailee, Sadi, Emmrey, Ashly, Chase, Natalia.You know it's a good party when not one, but BOTH crash within 5 minutes of being in the car!!And after 50 years, they still got it!! Oh yeah!Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad!!!