January 17, 2014

Elks Club, (Birthday Party) Deep Creek, FL

We celebrated my Dad’s 80^th birthday with a party at the Elks Club in Deep Creek. 

Monte and I drove to the club with Mom and Dad to help set up for the party 

This is one of the centerpieces I made for the party.

The first step was to select photos of my dad at different ages and put them on a flash drive.  I had wallet-size prints made at Sam's Club.  Then I cut out frames using my Cricut machine.

I glued the pictures to craft sticks 

I also cut out 8s & 0s on the Cricut, glued the numbers on the cut-outs left over from the frames and attached them to a skewer.

I wrapped printed paper around plastic containers to dress them up a little. 

Added curling ribbon to the number skewers. 

My brother and sister-in-law were the next to arrive. 

 The balloons they brought really added a festive touch.

My parents are real social butterflies-they have a nice circle of friends. 

 

 

After dinner, Dad opened gifts. 

Mom acted as his secretary making sure the correct card ended up with the right gift.

 

 

 

Do a little dance...

My brother gave a heart-warming toast. 

Dad cutting the first piece of cake.

Dad thanking and toasting his guests. 

There was a lot of cake leftover so I portioned it out so each guest could take some home with them. 

Making the rounds. 

Dad doing one of the things he does best--telling jokes. 

 

Thanks for a wonderful party sweetie!