SURPRISE!!!!!

We threw a SURPRISE party for my Dad's 70th Birthday. AND we pulled it off, YEA!!!! We had 2 days of FUN PARTIES planned... the only reason we pulled of his SURPRISE party, is we did it one on Friday night. Dad suspected something, because myself and my sister Michelle came in to town, but he just figured it was on Saturday (which we had one planned then too). Through out the week anytime my Dad left for work, we grabbed all the stuff and started planning and creating for the party. Then when we saw him pull in, we would start shoving and hiding any evidence. It was quite a show. When you are trying to run in the house with 24 balloons, before your Dad drives in the driveway, my sister and I were laughing so hard. Good times!!

We had planned on dinner for the family, so everyone started showing up for that, which was not unusual for my family to get together. It started getting closer for the SURPRISE party to start and the guest to start coming. After dinner we started bringing out chairs and decorating. My Brother, Mike set up a DJ station and my Brother Fred started the Cobbler for the evenings dessert for the guest.

We kept trying to get my Dad to change his clothes, he was pretty casual for the evening. At one point he looked outside and saw us all busy decorating, he turned to my Mom and said something to the effect of, "OK, WHAT IS GOING ON." My Mom simple replied, "GO, GET DRESSED". Right as my Dad walked out to the backyard, his first guest walked in and the evening went on with family and friends coming. It was so fun. Sisters, Aunts and Cousins of my Dad that he hadn't seen for awhile came. It was an AMAZING night to celebrate an INCREDIBLE, Father, Grandpa and FRIEND!!! 

Here are pictures of the night......

More to come of the FAMILY party.....