Happy Birthday, Daddy!

Today was Daddy's Golden Birthday- 30 years old on the 30th!  We celebrated him all day long.  First, Emily and I headed to the Dollar Store where she hand-picked several gifts for him (more on this later).  Then she helped me to wrap them.  We presented him his gifts after Birthday Breakfast, which was French Toast (Daddy's pick). 

First gift: a small ceramic handyman!

Next gift: a bag of cotton candy!

Third gift: a set of "bracelets" for Daddy (really cup coozies but Emily insisted they are bracelets)!

Last gift: a beautiful ceramic African American angel!

Finally Paul opened his gift from me- a t shirt quilt I had made of all his old fraternity and college t shirts.  It's really amazing!

Then we had a yummy birthday dinner of pork ribs, sweet potatoes, green beans, and of course birthday cake!  Paul had actually asked for a birthday apple pie so we only bought a very teeny tiny cake:

And of course he had to have help blowing out the candles:

It was such a special day.  Here are 2 more of my favorite pics- a close up of some of his special gifts from Emily and one of the card she picked out for him.... his "cupcake card" as she said it...but it says, "For a Good Friend".  Ooooh Emily.......  never a dull moment around here!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY!  We love you so much!