Ryker and Anna Open House in Meridian

 Saturday morning we did our family pictures and then we spent the day getting our house and backyard ready for the Open House we had planned for Ryker and Anna. We were using the back patio for food so we moved the couch to our new back back patio and I just love how it turned out. It looked good with the furniture but our long term plan is to buy a fire pit and get chairs. 

WE bought a 4x4 and I had Kefford drill holes in it which I used to put glass tubes in for flowers. Y9ou can see it in the edge of the picture, Ashleigh and I had just finished staining it with Joshuas "Supervision" and it was laying out to dry. I got all of my ideas for food and decor off of TikTok and I really loved how it all turned out.

After Fredrick broke his arm falling off our trampoline I had Kefford take out the long poles and replace them with the shorter ones we had in it when our kids were small. We have more small kids using the trampoline and I wanted to try to prevent any. ore injuries from happening. Atticus and Abby had so much fun on the tramp while they were here and it was so nice that they were able to get on and off by themselves.

Atticus, Abby and Ashleigh

I did a charcuterie spread with cheese, meats, crackers and fruit and I also made a ton of little cakes for a cake bar. Ashleigh and Yardley helped me make vanilla and chocolate frosting which we put into piping bags. Yardley and Emily Young, who very kindly asked to come and help, would put the frosting of choice on the cake for the guest and then they got to pick their toppings to put in. It was such a fun idea I found on TikTok and everyone here loved it, all of our guests were super complimentary and thought it such a unique and creative idea. I was so happy with how everything turned out.

Anna was really excited to arrange the flowers we had picked in the little tubes and she did a great job. Rylee was excited to pose in front of our display, I love her.

We had a lot of family and friends come and Annas Mom Aileen and her twin sister Andy came which I loved for Anna. As the party was winding down we were all gathered on the patio furniture and Aileen took a picture of us all.

Becky, Avynlea, Natalie, Andy, Anna, Ryker, Elizabeth, Bonnie, Ashleigh, Yardley, Joshua and Andrew