John Michael Garrett honored

A party celebrating the first birthday of John Michael Garrett was given July 13 in the tea room at The Inn at Harvest Farms Lake. The child was born July 17, 2002.

He is the son of Todd and Sheri Garrett and grandson of Don and Elaine Garrett of Sparta, Freddie and Diane Morton of Morrison.

The tea room was decorated with balloons and toy Elmo characters. A video was played depicting events of John Michael’s first year and an array of pictures were also on display.

Refreshments included an Elmo cake, pigs-in-a-blanket, spinach triangles, chips and dip, cheese and crackers, miniature quiche, punch and ice cream. A child’s sand pail replaced the traditional punch bowl and chips were served from a toy wagon. The other foods were also served in dump trucks, sand pails, and so forth.

Joining the birthday boy, his parents and grandparents for the festivities were Jane Cripps, Tonya and Abby Reagan, Chris, Ashlyn and Rachel Cooper, Charlotte Wooden and Jenny Harper, all of McMinnville; Michelle and Brian Matthews of Morrison, Patrick Garrett of Franklin and Judy Anderson of Spencer.