Lora turns 30

My cousin, Lora turned 30 on Friday. My Aunt, Karen threw her a surprise party. The theme was a Mexican Fiesta! Nate, Ashley and I got there early to help Karen with last min party prep. Kristen and Dave showed up shortly after and we got to chat a little bit before other guests started showing up.

Lora thought she was dropping her daughter off to Karen to watch while her husband and her were going to go see a movie. But little did she know that she was not going to be seeing a movie.....

Lora coming in through the garage, looking very surprised and laughing.

Lora wearing a '30' pin and a little sombrero that Karen got her.

Here is the cake I picked up from the store. It was cute with the pink daisies. And all the vases on the table that Karen had set out had multi-color daisies so it perfectly fit in. It was meant to be. haha

Some appetizers to munch on while everyone was chatting and while the rest of the dinner was getting prepared.

This is 7 layer dip! It was soooooooooooooooo good! A huge hit and so colorful. It's a dish that you bring to a party and you can't expect any leftovers. It's that good. I'm not a fan of guac, or sour cream or even olives but on a chip with all of these flavors together it's A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! :)

Karen's BFF-Barbara (who's sooo very wonderful) told me her sister made this.

I picked up some little plastic sombrero hats at party city. It was a pack of 8 (2 yellow, 2 orange, 2 red and 2 purple) hats for like $2.99. So, I knew I had to have them b/c they are silly and fun. They were a hit.

Karen rented a Margarita Machine. When we got there Karen needed our help setting it up. Nate and Ashley did more than me. I sat on the chair and watched and held the empty tequila bottles. LOL :) A little more tequila was put in than should have been but who cares. haha

Kristen had found some cute favor ideas for Karen a few days before the party. And she chose one for some spice mix. They were so cute with a little recipe card attached.

Barb made a strawberry dip. She told me it was cream cheese, marshmallow fluff and a little brown sugar. It was good! :) Karen had also made some frozen bananas with chocolate and pecans.

For dinner there was a lot to choose from. Tacos (hard or soft shells) with chicken or beef. There was Tequila Lime Chicken, Spanish Rice, Dirty Rice, Queso, and of course shredded cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, and salsa.

Karen got a pinata that she filled with 80's themed candy. I helped hang them up outside.

Lora hitting the 3. We didn't have a pinata stick so Lora used a golf club. LOL The 3 took a few hits and it finally busted. The 0, Lora had to hit a bunch of times before it finally busted. haha The party was a lot of fun and everyone had a great time! HAPPY BIRTHDAY LORA and welcome to the 30's!!!!! :)