This summer, we threw a surprise party for my mom’s 60th Bday! This was something I had in the works for a few months before hand and it was so much fun to plan and pull together to be able to see her so surprised!
I did a ‘poker’ theme – because the day after her party, she was leaving for vegas!
Here was the invite that i sent out…
I had pics from when she was younger…grade school, middle school and senior picture blown up and we used them to decorate…it turned out cute :)
made giant dice for the centerpieces…
and just decorated with cards…
We kept the surprise! Only thing was how we were going to get her to our house with US controlling when she got there..we knew that if we told her a time – she would be early and we just didnt’ want to risk it, so we had to go pick her up….I had told her we were taking her out to dinner and that we were picking her up…then i went to pick her up alone and i just pretended that i was flustered because owen was throwing a fit and i realized half way there that she could have just come and meet us there…and she totally bought it because that’s totally something i would do….cars from her friends were parked in the church parking lot on the way to my house so i distracted her by giving her a gift right when we were turning the corner….totally worked….
Here’s the guest of honor walking into her surprise!
The party-goers enjoying the yummy food
Owen and Syd posing by some decorations
The cooks!
The kiddie table
cupcakes…notice the joker smile on owen! 
the birthday girl opening her gifts…i love this series of pics…
She’s excited for her new gift!
Party girls….henry must be the DD! :)
What a fun time – and worth all the effort to pull off such a big surprise!!!! :)
