Dad turns 60

My dad's birthday is at the end of August, and my sister thought it would be really snazzy if we all surprised him for his 60th birthday by making a trip out to Colorado. We thought that this would be the best birthday my dad could hope to have because he really hates birthdays but he likes his kids. Unfortunately the surprise wasn't quite so surprising because Brandon accidentally told him that Paige and Peter were coming. However, we still were able to keep some secrets.

Surprise #1: He didn't know that I was coming. Beckett and I arrived the Sunday before his birthday. I had a couple days with my parents before the party really started. (Stayed tuned for pictures.)

Surprise #2: My Gramma, Uncle Todd, and Aunt Patti (my dad's mom and siblings) showed up on our doorstep on his birthday.

But first we had to wait for them to arrive.



When the threesome got to the house they called our home phone to wish my dad happy birthday. While they were on the phone they rang the doorbell. Here my dad's saying, "It's Todd."

Surprise #3: We all pitched in and got my dad a Wii for his birthday.

We all played.

Even my Gramma.
My aunt and uncle kept making comments about how the Mii's aren't very good at the various sports because they don't have any arms.

Apparently my parents are getting good use of the Wii because while I was in Colorado my dad stayed up until 3 am playing golf (after I left he stayed up all night one night golfing) and yesterday my mom emailed me this picture.

We also had lots of great food at the party.

And Beckett got to spend some time with his Gramma Great.

The other great thing about my dad's birthday is that the party continued all weekend. The next day Megan and Sue came over, and we had a DDR party (Megan is naturally gifted at DDR) before dinner. And on Sunday Brandon, Sue, and Danielle came over for games.