Celebration of the decade

I've come to realize that, from March through November, there is at least one or two birthdays to celebrate in each month. That makes for a very busy Summer through Fall, but honestly, it's a blessing to have so many people to celebrate. Family members, friends, co-workers, EVERYONE! And, in the month of May, we get to celebrate my good ol' dad!

Doesn't that look scream "SURPRISED"??

This year, it was an even more important birthday for him as he's hitting another decade, 60's. It's once in a life time, right? My sisters, the crafty party planners that they are, planned out a whole surprise party in honor of the man who cared and loved us all. I even surprised him by showing up!

He was amused by his golf cookies I made him.

I left Buffalo at 6:30am in order to arrive in Columbus by 11am. I surprised him, we ate lunch, and then surprised him again with our planned adventure of Zip-lining. (If you have never been and live in the Brown County State Park area, definitely try the Explore Brown County. It was so much fun, even in the bit of rain that we got.) After 2 hours of fun, we all headed home in separate directions. My dad, thinking he's going to relax until dinner with family, was actually going to get his last surprise in a couple of hours. My sisters and I all started working to get her house ready for the party. Decorations, food, cake, cookies, everything needed to be perfect! The guests all started to arrive around 6pm and we had coordinated with my mom to bring dad over around 6:30pm. It was ALL planned out. The ruse we used for him to come over? "It's Luna, the dog's birthday, too, so we have to celebrate it at my (my sister's) house". No one knew the wiser.

A golf ball cake wouldn't travel well in the car, so I made cookies instead!

When he walked through the door, it was pretty clear to see he was surprised. Even the kids were all into surprising their "Ji". In the end, I think we all had a great time and we can put another successful birthday party under our belt. Thank you to all who came and took part in the celebration. And thank you to my Buffalo Diner family, for letting me go and participate in my dad's birthday.

My family is a goober