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Surprise, Papa!

On December 9th, my dad turned 60 years young! With my mom's help, we managed to surprise him at the mexican restaurant in Flora.  He had no idea that we were coming to celebrate with him!  Lindsey and I felt horrible on Friday morning when we called to wish him a Happy Birthday and had to act like we weren't going to be able to see him on his special day.  It was all worth it though to see his face as he walked around the corner.  Although, he may have known we were there because Jillian and Tyler were running willy-nilly around the place, lol.  We're so glad we got to spend the entire weekend with him!  He is so very special to us and deserves to be celebrated, not only on his birthday, but everyday!  Here's to the best dad and Papa on the planet!  We love you!

Surprise!!!

Papa's Special Cake!  This picture was taken when he was around Jonah's age (6).

Dad and his girls!

They sure do love their Papa!

Ty Ty loves Papa, too!

Our first attempt at a group picture!

Our second attempt...even worse!  Yikes, lol!

Helping Papa blow out his candles! 

Ty Ty loves him some cake!

Jason, Tyler, and Linds at Little Toot! 

Jonah on Little Toot at Charley Brown Park!  We waited in line for an hour and froze, but we rode the train :  ) 

Ho! Ho! Ho!

Oh, what a difference a year makes!  Last year Jillian was screaming and crying while sitting on Santa's lap. This year she and Jonah both did great!  Jillian is not a huge fan of men in general, so I was surprised when she sat right down next to the jolly ol' fellow (with some reassurance from Mommy, of course).  And they were both smiling, bonus!  Jonah told Santa he wanted a t.v. for his room (which was news to us and will not be happening for many years, lol), and Jillian asked for princess toys.  They are both looking forward to Santa's visit this year!