Our (very large) family loves to throw a celebration party, mainly because we love an excuse to get together and eat! But when our daughter-in-law recently graduated from medical school, it was an ...
Family Celebrations
Graduations, weddings, baby due dates....there's always some special event on the calendar for our large family! Here you'll find ideas for decorations, food, themes, and more, whether you're planning a wedding reception, baby shower, or baby gender reveal party. Sure you can browse Pinterest, but it's kinda fun to see how someone else has adapted those ideas....and to see their original creativity, too. Believe me, my whole family has contributed to the ideas here!
Backyard Rehearsal Dinner
Months before his October wedding, our son requested that we host the rehearsal dinner in our backyard. We live on the northern edge of town on a hill with a great view of sunsets, so it seemed like a ...
Homeschool Graduation, Version 9.0
Our ninth child, Ami Grace, was born on the ninth day of April, weighing exactly nine pounds. She was delivered by her Papa, assisted by her oldest sister, because the midwife was still an hour away. ...
Casual Italian Themed Rehearsal Dinner
Scrolling through photos on my phone, I came upon pictures from our son's wedding two years ago. As mother of the groom, I was responsible for providing a rehearsal dinner. That was no easy feat when ...
Cute Baby Gender Reveal Party
We're a party kind of family, and when our daughter Sarah and her husband Chris were ready to announce the gender of their expected baby, it was party time. Extended family had already gathered for a ...
Oklahoma Wedding Reception
Boy meets girl when they both work at a summer camp in Colorado. Girl is in college in Idaho and lives in Seattle. Boy attends college and lives in Oklahoma. Following a long-distance romance and ...
