Here are some pics. The cake was a replica of our original one made by the same lady even. We had a really good time and tons of food.
DH slaughtered a pig. He cut it into 4 large pieces per side and then take out all the bones and stuff it into large metal pans as tightly as it will fit. then my SIL and DD put it on the BBQ at midnight the night before and cooked it all night. 8-10 hours later at around 250-270 degrees you take it off and open the lids and you literally can just take it out of the pan and push down on a chunk of meat and it falls apart. So we had pulled pork ,baked beans, all kinds of salads, homemade pickles (3 kinds) asst. veggies and dip and chips------all kinds of goodies!!
We had the party at my other BIL house about 15 minutes from my house. DH was going to tell me we had to go get straw bales for the barn to get me up there.He had my shirt picked out and hidden in the pickup and everything.
Everyone pitched in and brought food. (The bozo in the maroon sweatshirt is my BIL that supposedly had to work and couldn't come. We have decided he has lost his marbles.)