? whooo's 60 ?

. my dad is .

:)

. so we celebrated with a little 'wise old owl' party .

. on each balloon we put all the phrases dad says or has said often throughout his life . he always says his plans and ends it with 'Lord willing' . many more fun ones remembered .

. a very talented friend made these awesome little cookies .

. thanks, amy . they were a hit !

. dad was even very impressed !

. enjoyed dinner around the table together . steve and i attended, just didn't make it in this photo .

. spent some time out by the fire . gave nate a little photography lesson and he snapped this photo .

. i played with longer exposures and shot this one . check out ry and reed jumping on the trampoline .

. birthday boy .

. me and dad .

. again, only whooting this time, because it was an owl party, you know .

. a birthday party .

. i think i've only ever thrown 1 birthday party . my hubby isn't into birthdays but one time i surprised him by having some friends over . friends - as in another couple . not big...they brought pizza, i didn't decorate since it was a surprise and i did have a cake made . but that's the only birthday party i've ever thrown . all that to say my dad is turning 60 and we're going to do a small family get together type one here at our home . he isn't one that likes large crowds, especially if they all came together for him . so, as small as it can be, with a few loved ones . but i want to make it extra special . my wheels are turning how i can do something unique and fun with a 60 year old's birthday...and no, i'm not thinking black cake that says 'over the hill' . he's already had a few over the hill birthdays so we are going to make this one more about being older and wiser, maybe an owl party ?! my dad doesn't care, so i guess whatever i like we'll do :) what if i did old owls all over the house with word bubbles saying the sayings my dad is known for (and there are quite a few) . mom, don't tell him any of this...k ? anyway, just wanted to get my wheels turning and this did it ! any other suggestions ? or maybe i could do this with my dad's face ???