surprise, poppy!

Let's just start by saying that historically, my family is terrible at pulling off surprises.  But I have to give gigantic kudos to my mom for pulling off an amazing surprise birthday party for my dad!  We almost blew it (multiple times) but ended up holding it together just long enough to surprise him.

We came into town for the weekend, which is nothing out of the ordinary.  Except we all ended up at the Fields house for the cutest party.  If you know anything about Mrs. Fields, it's that she knows how to throw a party.  From the food to the decorations, not one detail is left untended to.  She set up her amazing backyard with appetizers, drinks, barbeque, and a Smore's station.  I admired all of the details while we waited for the birthday boy to arrive.

Since not everyone at the party knew each other, we had name tags:

We decided to all be waiting outside in the front yard when they pulled up since Dad would know something was up after seeing all of the cars.  So we all stood in the driveway and waved signs and yelled like fools! Mom took this from the car:

 Lucas of course was being a little social butterfly, but anytime his Nana got near him he was stuck to her like glue.

I think Lucas was saying here, get UP, Nana!!!  You can't be tired yet!

Love this.  A sweet little moment between Lucas and his Nanny Farrin.

What a fun party it was!  I'm so thankful for my dad.  Not only has he been an amazing dad to us, his love for Lucas is so deep that it just warms my heart.  Love you, Poppy!