Cathie's Surprise Party

Cathie ADORES Carmen & Calla!

Princess Cathie lighting her sparkler candles & wearing her pretty Princess sash!

Little Miss Mazoo with her crown!

We had soooo much fun surprising Cathie with a 60th Birthday Party last Saturday in her hometown of Blackfoot, Idaho!

Kristie and I flew in late Thursday night and helped Katie and Nich with all the food preparation. Katie made a 4 layer tiered cake - each layer a different flavor - and then she decorated it with pastel M&Ms and princess ribbon and topped it with a Tiara no less! It was GORGEOUS!

We made shrimp dip, tea sandwiches, cheddar soup, salads, chicken wings, and had a chocolate fountain too! Everything was yummy!

And Grandpa's house was the PERFECT place to hold the event. The room was cozy warm with the wood stove burning and everyone showed up on time!

Cathie was VERY surprised! She was shocked to see that Kristie and I were still in Idaho...she thought we left the night before. Tee hee.

We LOVE our extended family and enjoy spending time with all of them. It was great to finally meet Carmen - Joy and Neely's daughter - she's a cutie pie! And Calla just loves watching her and playing with her.

And speaking of Calla - she did an "official" crawl while we were all at the party - yay! Her favorite thing now is to pull herself to a standing position and then let go and plop down on her bottom. Katie walked when she was 9 months old and Calla is 8 months old today! I'm sure it won't be long now!

I'm off to the treadmill! Have a GREAT weekend!