My mother-in-law and her sisters are amazing! Every year we have a Garden Party for all the girls. Each party has a theme, and they go ALL OUT! They are in the process of getting a book made (Yes, a book, that is how great these parties are!)
They pick the theme a year in advance and start collecting items during that year. They cook, sew, bake, and craft all day long (with help from us- of course), we always start late but it is totally worth the wait. The food is DELICIOUS, the decorations are beautiful, but the company is the best part. As an In-Law who married into this madness, it is pretty overwhelming and I usually get the jobs that don't require much skill (like this year, I picked peas :)) But the girls love it, and to be honest so do I. I will have to dig up some past year's parties to show you how beautiful they are! But the party is not complete without our "Words of Wisdom" or our "Inspirational thought". This year, since it was a Peter Rabbit theme, we read the book and then talked about how we should obey so we can have blackberries for dinner (translation, do what is right, obey so we can have the Holy Ghost, and we can recieve blessings) And we also recieve our charms. Grandma Monson bought all the girls charm bracelets so we all have a charm representing the theme.
This year was so fun to have a girl! She loved the treats and looked so adorable! We can't wait until next year! :)
