Friday I flew to Utah to help my sisters and brothers throw a surprise party to celebrate my mom's 60th birthday. My mom is a huge murder mystery fan and so we decided we would use that as our theme for decorations. My mom had no idea that she was having a party or that I was coming so I ended up being a part of the surprise. It turned out so great and the decorations turned out beautifully!
The entry was pretty magnificent. Keep in mind the only things that are actually normal hall decorations are the wood chests and the mirror. Everything else was put there as a part of the decorations.



The hallway had great posters, beautiful banners and even creepy mice to add to
the old English feel.
Here's the main party room (where the food was).
The family room was the game room: Guess how many murder mystery's Loraine has read (1304) and Loraine trivia.

I think the party was fun for everyone and I think my mom felt very loved! I'm so glad I got to be there to celebrate.







Every year we go in October so we go to Lemos farm and feed goats and ride the ponies. The girls love that of course. But this year is Lance's last year as K9 sergeant. In fact next week is his last week and then he will switch to Internal Affairs Sergeant. So this year was our last Half Moon Bay trip. We took lots of pictures and tried to enjoy every second!






