My Parents 60th anniversary

 My parents have been married for 60 years this month so of course we had a party.

My brother and children did most all of the planning and hosting and they did a very good job coming up with a party that was perfect for my parents and the occasion.   

Nina baked the cake.  She decorated it with important symbols from my parents life.  

She also made a jar full of yummy lemon curd to serve with the cake. 

 The party was held at a very nice Italian restaurant in our town. 

 Jimmy worked there for 10 years so the restaurant went all out with the best food and nicest room. 

Nina and Jimmy did the decorations.  

They used lots of pictures of my parents.  

The smaller pictures are in Kerr jars because my parent's last name is Kerr.  

 Nina and Uncle Jimmy waiting for the party to begin.  

 from one end of the table - 

the pretty lady in blue that is giving her order to Jessica,  is my Aunt Betty.  

Her picture is also in photo header on this blog.  

 Elizabeth and Gavin enjoying their drinks with straws.  

Gavin was very happy when Pa and Roro cut the cake.  

He loves cake and thinks his Aunt Nina makes the best cakes in the world.  

this picture shows more of the room.  

Jimmy's longtime friend and coworker, Jessica, was our server and she did a great job of making the dinner so nice.  

My Mom does stuff too

this beautiful crazy quilt was made by my mom for son Jimmy to congratulate him on his admission to the Bar.

My photography skills do not do it justice but here goes......

This quilt is made of old neckties - some belonged to relatives and others were thrifted.

all the blogs have lots of hand embroidery and other embellishments.

This block has Jimmy's law school's name and tower embroidered on it.

a dinosaur because young Jimmy planned to be a paleontologist.

this one has a section of a canary necktie that belonged to my dad.

My brother wore the same tie to work for an Ugly Tie contest and won first prize.

However, daughter Nina was very fond of this tie. One Sunday morning when she was about 2 years and too sick to go to church, my dad tied this canary tie around her neck and it made her very happy.

a button grape cluster because Jimmy worked at an Italian restaurant almost 10 years

frogs and peacocks

even some beading on this fancy crazy quilt

some machine embroidery on the block for Oklahoma State University

Mom used some of her sister's double knit scraps for the back and she pieced them together so pretty

Mom said this quilt was so much fun to make. She has even considered getting rid of all her other sewing and craft supplies so she could just make crazy quilts.

I don't expect she really will give up everything else but I do expect she will make more crazy quilts.