Dad's Surprise 60th Birthday

My Dad celebrated his 60th birthday on February 18th. Usually, we keep birthdays pretty low-key with a nice dinner out, a few gifts and some quality time together. But my mom and I knew we couldn't let this milestone pass without a little something special :)

My Dad's company, Uniwest, recently completed work on a new hotel in Charles Town, WV. They have also built some other things out that way, like a super snazzy car wash and a delicious Jersey Mike's sub shop. My mom thought it would be a nice idea to surprise him with a little getaway to Charles Town to visit his newly finished work and stay in the hotel that just opened for business. To make it even more of a fun surprise, we decided to invite my aunts, uncles, cousins and grandma into town for the event! It was such a thrill that EVERYONE was able to make it!

My Aunt Diane and her husband Greg, my Uncle Michael and his wife Eva, my Uncle Steve and Aunt Maureen, and my grandma from my Dad's side of the family made the trip from Altoona, PA and Baltimore, MD to celebrate Dad's 60th. My Aunt Anna and Uncle Joe, as well as my cousin Susan, her husband John, and their two girls Rachel and Julia from my mom's side of the family made the trip too! It was such a blessing to have everyone take the time to come out for my Dad's birthday.

My dad had no idea that any of them were coming. Andy and I had planned to meet my parents in the lobby of the hotel at 6:30pm to head out for a nice dinner. When they came downstairs, he was surprised to see all of our family awaiting him with champagne and gifts! We all toasted his 60th and then headed out to a delicious little restaurant called the Yellowbrick Bank in West Virginia. After dinner, we headed back to the hotel for cake and present opening. It was so nice to be able to enjoy everyone's company outside of the Christmas holidays and to celebrate the best dad in the world!

Some of the guests awaiting the birthday boy

Mom & Dad made it to the lobby

Surprise!

Dad greeting his mom

Grandma

Uncle Michael celebrating

Yummy cake & Dad's baby picture

Mom cutting the cake

My wonderful aunt has a great family picture of all of us, but I don't have a copy of it yet. I promise to share it when it arrives! :)
Happy 60th Birthday Daddy! Hoping it was a very memorable celebration for you! Thanks for being the best dad in the entire world!