1st Annual Cobbler Party! (Part 2)

The day of our 1^st Annual Cobbler Party had finally arrived! The day passed by quickly as last-minute preparations were finished.

Roma did a great job executing our decorations! She put balloons and a sign out on our mailbox. Unfortunately the next morning we discovered that her decorations also attracted some negative attention. Someone came and smashed our mailbox up so bad it won’t close now, and also ripped our flag off and broke it. L

Now you can see what the mysterious straw bales were for. J Decorating our entryway!

Please excuse the fact that this picture is tilted. We had some decorations on our porch as well.

Around 4 p.m., people started arriving! The spread was great. We had cobblers coming out on a rotation, vanilla ice cream, cheese and meat trays, grapes, baby carrots, popcorn, and candy corn! We also had a variety of hot drinks including hot cocoa, apple cider, coffee and tea.

Unfortunately the weather wasn’t what we had been hoping for. The temperature was in the upper 50’s and it rained pretty consistently. But we made the best of it! We had the party in our house and garage, and it spread out into our barn as well. The kids had fun playing out there, and the guys had fun trying their hand at our stilts. J

Our garage was probably the most popular spot with the guests. It felt like we were outside, but we were sheltered from the elements!

Josiah was in charge of games for the kids, and he had fun buying and filling a piñata for them! It was a hit (literally! J)

Our kitchen was always pleasantly crowded as people sampled cobblers, chatted, and enjoyed jazz music.

Towards the end of the party, I had fun playing some piano tunes with the kids.

Photo Credit: Roma.

When all was said and done, we had almost 90 people come out for the party despite the rain! We were so glad for the opportunity to have so many people over, and hopefully encourage them! We are really looking forward to making this an annual tradition. So if any of you are looking for a reason to visit Texas, this is a good one! J Every October!