Good Shepherd Garden Party

We've talked a lot about Easter actually lasting 50 days and so when I found plans for the Good Shepherd Garden Party I printed out the plans and got to work. Emily and Amber saw the plans on the table and wondered what it was all about. They couldn't wait for the weekend to come so we could start cooking. I had a great time preparing the food with the girl's help. Even Samuel helped out until I asked if he remembered to wash his hands. Of course, he said no and didn't want to wash them so he went back outside until the food was ready. The plans were so thorough we were sitting down to dinner in no time. When dad came in we sat down to eat. He read the verses while the platters were passed and we talked about Jesus being our shepherd watching over his flock. Thank you to Jessica and Charlotte at Catholic Cuisine for hosting the Garden Party.

Although we had fun, the kids didn't really like much of the food. The Shepherd's pies were ok. I burned the bottoms of the shepherds' staffs. The Lamb's Wool punch was too strong and the Sheep cupcakes were way too sweet. That's all according to the kids. They did like the gates and wolf paw cookies. I already printed out the plans for next week and have good intentions to continue on because the laughter throughout the meal was fun. While eating his Sheep in the Sheepfold popcorn he remarked that this Garden Party reminded him of the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving with the wide.......variety of foods.

To see how other families enjoyed their Garden Party check out Catholic Cuisine.