Happy 70th Birthday PaPa!

December 12th was a very special day and the start to a weekend full of fun and surprises.



































PaPa (a.k.a. Fluff) & Mel flew to Dallas for the weekend.

They knew about the flight....

















....and knew we had dinner plans at Bob's Steak & Chop House......


















....and about the tickets to the Prestonwood Baptist Christmas production "Gloria".....
















....and plans to see the neighborhood with the best Christmas lights.















But little did they know that lunch at the Purple Cow on Saturday would bring much more than their famed purple milkshake.















For the Brazoria County readers, this is not to be confused with Kitty's Purple Cow on Surfside Beach. (which sadly Fluff told me is closing because it couldn't make a recovery after hurricane Ike)
















As they entered the Purple Cow, they saw a lot of purple and a lot of small stuffed toy cows.....













.....and Derek's family?!?


















What? It couldn't be! They don't live here. They're not coming up for the weekend. Oh, but yes it can. Derek's family drove up for the weekend as a surprise to PaPa & Mel. Now the fun can really begin!

What started as a threesome for the weekend....



















....ended with all our family together.
























Fluff on his 60th birthday with no help on the cake, candles or presents
















Fluff on his 70th birthday....


















....with more than enough help on the cake, candles & presents.













































































Our only regret for the weekend is that we couldn't go to Wendell's Surprise 70th Birthday Party in San Marcos. Wendell & Fluff are BFFs and were born on the same day on the same year. Laurie, send pics from Wendell's party!

Check out the slideshow for more birthday pictures:

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