All the yelling startled Austin and my poor baby started to cry.
Aunt Cheryll had dad all decked out in some birthday bling. She stabbed him twice pinning on his button. (The jury's still out on whether it was an accident or not.)
I forgot to take pictures of the memory wall we created, but it featured several stories with pictures to match. I also created a slide show of pictures and had some 80s heavy metal playing in the background. Someone else brought pictures of dad when he worked for Belnap. There was a picture of him wearing holey overalls and carrying at least a 5 foot sheet of glass while smoking a cigarette!!
For his birthday cake I tired a new recipe and made an orange dreamsicle cake with a fishing theme. It was the details that made it special, like the Coke can and the "no fishing" on the dock (my dad is a rebel and a rule-breaker). Like all great cakes, it was a lot of work but worth the effort.
We had a great turnout of people. Here are pictures of my dad and some of his friends who came to the party.
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| Jake (fishing buddy and former co-worker) |
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| Mark & Mike (former co-workers) |
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| Rich "Swannie" (former co-worker) |
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| Tina (cousin) |
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| Derek (childhood friend from church) |
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| Dave, Scott & John (childhood friends) |
It was so nice to meet my dad's friends and see people I remember from my childhood like the 3 guys pictured above. Seeing my dad so happy makes me happy.
After the party died down we took a family picture to celebrate.
Happy 50th Birthday Dad. We all love you a whole lot.
4 comments:
Looks like lots of fun. Surprises are always worth it! Very beautiful cake (as always) I especially love the "no fishing" on the dock!
Holy frejoles, that cake is amazing!!! You are one great daughter! How in the world did you get in contact with so many of his friends? That is awesome!
The cake is so awesome! It turned out perfect!
The cake is fantastic. The figure of your dad must have taken a lot of time to put together. Great job!
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