Mommapalooza 6.0

Last Friday I told you about getting ready for our annual Mommapalooza party...and today I'm going to tell you about the party itself!

It wasn't supposed to be a very pretty day, so we had the party in our garage and kept the garage door shut to keep it all warm/dry/not blowing. It wasn't as ambient as if we'd been able to keep the door open, but it worked well and everyone seemed happy!

After church, Ryan and I finished up the food and decorating so it would all be ready when our guests arrived!

We made slow cooked honey glazed carrots (Dashing Dish recipe)...

...and low carb cheddar and herb zucchini biscuits (also from Dashing Dish)...

...and the poppy seed chicken. I'll have to make it again soon so I can share that recipe.

OH! And I assembled the cheesecake stuffed strawberries. (Guess what? Dashing Dish.)

Ryan got the garage all set up and I plated the salads. (The rest of the food was all buffet style, but the I did the salads individually.)

Ryan's step-dad said he wanted to come spend the day with us, and he brought some beautiful flowers in memory of Nita. He had also gotten up early to make brownies, and he brought them in her brownie pan.

(That's the brownie pan above, lest you think I just added some random picture. Ryan's step-dad called her Sarah.)

We weren't able to get a group picture this year, but here are a few pictures with the mamas.

It was Bre's first Mother's Day, so we got their official photo:

 I thought Mom and I color-coordinated fairly nicely. :)

 Ryan and Mom...

 Ryan and his grandma...

 Ryan and his step-mom...

We weren't able to get a group picture this year. First one we've missed, and yes, I'm sad. People came and went in shifts, so it just didn't work out. But it was still a good day, and we were thankful that we had a crowd around the table!

We realized after everyone left that we didn't get a photo. Fortunately, we rock our selfie game. And Ryan rocks pretending to pick his nose with flowers.

I love entertaining with Ryan. He is such a great help and makes it so much fun!