Last night we celebrated bill and helen's 49th wedding anniversary.
Ryan and I planned a little surprise party for the two of them complete with their daughter and her family, some neighbors, friendsn and lots of food. We decorated the house with streamers and tissue puff balls (thanks taryn!) and flowers, of course.
we started with a couple appetizers: I made my aunt Becky's salsa......sooooo good!
Kelley made these little weiners wrapped in bacon with brown sugar on top.....a heart attack but so delish!
matt, our next door neighbor taking care of the chickens and sausage.
the chicken was VERY yummy!
we also had potato salad, jalepeno bread and my mom's 5 cup fruit salad (I'm turning into a real betty crocker folks!) The fruit salad was quite the hit as well!
Most of the gang sharing stories and enjoying our dinner.
kell and truman. 
bill and helen. Love this picture. They are so cute!
bill and helen. Love this picture. They are so cute!
We made them blow out candles while we sang the happy birthday song but we slipped in Happy Anniversary. Haha, they were good sports though.
We asked helen her secret to a lifelong marriage (she was 16 he was 18 when they got married!!) And she said, "Just make sure you can look at that same face for forever, cause 49 years is one long time!" Haha, we all got a good chuckle outta that one. Seriously, she said, "you just gotta keep at it. It's gonna take some work."
I think they had a good time, we all enjoyed ourselves and getting to know their family a little better. They were quite surprised.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY BILL AND HELEN!! Here's to another 49 years!
5 comments:
That food looked delish! That was nice of ya'll to host the party :) What a blast!
Nice job, D!! Look how domestic you are!!
I totally agree with Helen...that you gotta keep workin' at it. It IS work...and if you want a happy marriage, you'll be happy to work at it :)
Great post!
I absolutely fell in Love with Bill and Helen from the moment I met them. What an inspiring couple! And she is hilarious! Thanks for having us D!
So fun! Nice work! The food looked yummy...I need Becky's salsa recipe!
Bill and Helen, I've never met you but I hoped you loved the salsa :)
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