**Hello Monday** {7.1.2024}
We had Joey’s Dads birthday party at our house this weekend. There were potentially over 60 people planning to come, so we had a lot of prep work to do.
We started earlier last week gathering tables, tents, and chairs.
Saturday morning, we worked on decorating and putting everything up. Holy cow it was HOT! It was about 95 degrees while we were decorating.
Joey was the grill master and started grilling that afternoon.
I snapped a pic of these cuties before everyone arrived.
Thankfully a little rain shower came through and cooled things down a little. However, the humidity did not go down much.
The birthday boy arrived, and he was surprised!
The menu was hamburgers, hotdogs, baked beans, different kinds of chip and dip.
We had a lot of different desserts- one being this sugar overload cake. I also made 4 cannisters of homemade ice cream. It was hot, so it melted quickly.
I think everyone had a great time, and Michael enjoyed himself.
Sunday, we worked on cleaning, taking everything down, and delivering what we borrowed.
We were going to run to Costco but decided to wait. We figured it would be extremely busy with the upcoming holiday. So, I’ll go one day this week.
Last night, we ate Chicken foil packets with corn, carrots, potatoes and onions at my Dad and Moms. Addison ended up staying the night. Once I got home, I got this pic of them making Icees. I know she was living her best life.
That’s it for our weekend! What do you guys have going on this week? Do you have plans for the 4th?
I’ll see ya back on Wednesday!
xo
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8 Comments
Joyce
I love your outdoor fireplace and space! What a fun spot for entertaining! It was super humid here this weekend too and we ended up indoors for some of it. Just too miserable outside. Glad the party was fun…I love being part of a surprise party! Enjoy your week!
alisonhughes
Thank you, Joyce! It was miserable at times. I hope you have a great week!
Holly Breton @ Pink Lady
Looks like such an amazing celebration- great job Ali! You will have to share your ice cream recipe with us!
alisonhughes
Thank you, Holly! I will definitely do that!
Bri
OMG that cake looks amazing! Sounds like a fun surprise party!
alisonhughes
Thank you, Bri! It was delicious.
Megan Russell
I love your outdoor space, too! What a perfect place to relax out there. And you did a great job of planning the party! It looks like so much fun! I love homemade ice cream, but it does melt very quickly. I like mine really soft, so it doesn’t bother me too much!
alisonhughes
Thank you, Megan! I like it soft too. This was pretty much like soup though. Ha!