Ben's 26th Birthday!

This year was Ben's 26th birthday and I wanted to make it a fun one since #25 was pretty lame. So, I got ahold of some of our Married friends to see if I could pull a party together.  After most everyone said they could come, I started planning.... I my plans, I made this awesome invite. :) 

I took our address off for privacy reasons, but it would be in the blank space below the date...

I wanted to make sure we had good food, but I'm not the best at snack foods. I never know what to make and how much of it to make, so I just did dinner and dessert. Ben didn't really care what I made, so I was trying to think of something everyone would like... I ended up with Chips, Salsa, and Guacamole to snack on, and I made a MASSIVE amount of Honey Lime Chicken Enchiladas, Black Beans, Cilantro Rice, Salad, and Lemonade. It was GREAT! 

 We all had so much fun eating, talking and playing games. We did a quiz about Ben and (of course) Chris H won. He and Ben have known each other since forever... Then we played Scategories and Rex and Molly won the other prize. :) It was so much fun to get together with our friends and just enjoy each other's company. I wish we could do it more often. 

For dessert, I made a bunt cake, sprinkled with powdered sugar on top... it was delicious! 

 We sang happy birthday to Ben and he blew out all the candles in one try... He even managed to blow all the powdered sugar onto my black shirt and into the air. I should have thought of that before I put the powdered sugar on. hmm, maybe next time.

      

Syd got a hilarious picture of Ben mid-blow... I don't have the pic, but it was funny enough to show everyone. Chris B helped us out with that... :)

The whole group! Cal, Robert & Jami Chambers, Sharla & Dan Chamberlain, Cassie & Christopher Heaton, Ben & Me, Chris & Sydney Barborka (missing Molly and Rex, who had to leave early). So Much Fun!


Thanks for coming everyone! Who has the next birthday?! We need another party!   :)