My Dad turned 60 this year so we wanted to celebrate big! Stanley and Alisha got to town on Thursday night and we got there on Friday night. On Saturday morning we went to Paul Anderson Park to take picture in the sleigh. We did this as a family 3 years ago, but we were missing Alisha, Ressie and Abby so it was time for a re-do.
Watts family picture!
The whole group!
I really loved this picture of Mimi and Papa with all 6 grandkids! They are all looking at the camera, 5 out of 6 are smiling and Abby looks pleasant....THAT is a success!
After the pictures we drove back to Mimi and Papa's house for our Gingerbread house making competition. Stanley and Daddy put the houses together the night before so our job was just to decorate them. Each team had the exact (and I mean exact....Mimi was very particular about it) same amount of candy that we divided up the night before. Mimi volunteered to be Abby's partner and then each kid drew an adult name. The two adults leftover were on a team together and that ended up being Daddy and Katherine.
Here are pictures of our teams and houses.
I think Claire and I did a great job, but our house actually fell a few hours after we made it, which Claire was sad about. We had everyone that was coming to the party that night vote on which house they liked the best and we did get a few votes (which made my baby happy) even though our house was flat. Stanley strategically placed some of our trees on top of the house to make it look like a tree had fallen on the house.
These two were the winners although Brett may have dug in the cabinet to find some blue food coloring. After they won Emily was proudly telling people "we cheated." Ha!
We planned a surprise party for Daddy that night. He came home from work a little early and we tried to hide some things, but he ended up figuring it out. He said the 3 grills outside was what tipped him off that it wasn't just us. Ha!
The guys grilled hamburgers and hotdogs and we had plenty sides and desserts. Daddy had several different people drive hours to be there....he is loved!
After we ate we played a video that Bert made (with pictures that my mom had gotten together for him). Bert did an awesome job on the video and it was so fun to watch all together. In the middle of the video he had interviewed each of the 6 grandkids and asked them different questions about Papa. Soooo sweet!
The cake mom is holding is a monstrosity (seven layers!). I loved this picture of Daddy smiling at the girls while we are singing to him.
I'm so thankful for my dad. My whole life he's always made sure we know how much he loves us and now he's doing to the same thing for his grandkids. He gives big hugs, good advice and is happiest when he's with his family. And we love being with him. I love you, Daddy, and I'm so thankful that I get to be your daughter. Happy Birthday!!
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