papa's 50th birthday surprise

My dad turned 50 on March 26th, so we decided to throw him a surprise Birthday party.  He requested sushi for his birthday dinner which worked out perfectly.  While he was at church we decorated the house, and then he went straight from church to Happy Sumo to meet us for dinner.  We all ate our sushi and had a great time visiting.  My dad didn't suspect a thing.  We had to stall a little bit because the guests weren't arriving until 6:00 and we were done eating before then.  A couple people ended up ordering extra rolls, and then my mom pretended she had an upset stomach and needed to stop at Walgreens to grab some medicine on the way home.  Me, Zac and my sisters drove separately so we went straight back to my parents house to get the final few things set up.  We had all of the guests park at the elementary school by my parents house so that there wouldn't be any cars when my mom and dad pulled up.  When my dad walked in the door he was absolutely shocked to have over 80 people yell "SURPRISE"!  We pulled it off perfectly and it was so much fun to be able to surprise him.  I think he was shocked at how many people were there.  My dad is so humble that I don't think he realizes how amazing he is and how much people genuinely love him and are grateful he's in the their lives.  It was such a fun evening and I'm thankful that so many people came and supported him on his special day.

surprised face

laughing once he figured out what was going on

my dad and his mom

some of the desserts

ball of fire

just a little bit of smoke

some of the guests

dad and mom

dad and his daughters

zion giving papa the picture he drew for him