As promised, we threw our 2nd biggest party (the first being our wedding of course) to celebrate becoming a forever family on December 3rd, 2015! Honestly it was more than I ever could have asked for, everything was absolutely perfect. We had numerous friends travel from out of town, some as far as Wisconsin to celebrate with us. I know I shouldn't be surprised by our support system after the last 2 years but I am still delighted and surprised that I had so many people come out to celebrate with us!
The party was at McCormick Stillman Railroad Park - a big, big thank you to Jeff and Jenn for booking the party for us (Scottsdale residents get a pretty large discount)! Jon's sister, Amy, did all the decorations. When she offered I was hoping for a couple streamers and balloons, what I got was so much more that can't be explained in words.
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| The guest book - I love her homemade table runner! |
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| Homemade tulle balls hanging! |
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| Love It, Cherish It, Take It! |
Somehow I missed taking a picture of the beautiful entrance with balloons on each side and a "Lyons" banner.
She also made an awesome photo booth!
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| My sister's family |
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| College friends |
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| Our Forever Family! |
A huge thank you to Amy for outdoing all expectations I had on the decorations, we got so many compliments!
My sister also outdid herself with the cake. I asked for something similar to this. This is what she took from that picture:
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| It's all cake! |
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| Details - down to Maggie's different colored eyes! |
Thank you for the amazing cake, Lisa!
Jon and I both had speeches to thank everyone for all their love and support over the last 818 days. The kid's lawyer even showed up! The kids had a blast riding tricycles, jumping in the bounce house, and riding the train! Even some adults joined in the bounce house and train riding fun!
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| Grandma jumping with Jaxson! |
The party flew by too fast for me but I had more fun than I could have imagined! Since so many people came from out of town, we had a small after party at our house after the kids went to bed. The plan was to have s'mores but as usual time got away from us so we just sat around the fire, reminiscing and drinking. It was the perfect end to the most perfect party.
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| Purple Drinks |
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| Panda costumes = great night! |
Thank you to everyone who celebrated with us. Thank you for everyone who helped throw an awesome party. Thank you for your love over the last 2 years! We hope we can raise these two children to make everyone proud!
