sorry Celeste...but i love this pic....so sweet !
dad with the Grand kids... at the Best place in town !

Rachel with Grandpa

We were lucky to have Aunt Joan and

her family join us for dad's 60th !

Dad with... you guessed it. German Chocolate cake !

Is there any other kind? I think Not !

The local bakery working hard

to bring the finest cake for dad !

Lindsay and Ben

what beautiful faces ! :)

Dad and Ben..treking up the

mountain

ok...this is on the edge of the cliff

so having Bryan and Rachel up there

made me nervous.... but they had fun !

dad and rachel taking a break...phew !

are we done yet...lol !

this is the result of hiking and sweating all day !

dont i look amazing.... NOT !!! LOL !

Father and son !

Gotta love the plaid !

dad and all the grand kids !

i am amazed how great all the kids did

getting to the cave ! They did

awesome !

dad and his girls... its amazing im still breathing.

and im pretty sure Celeste doesnt sweat...LOL

She always looks great !

my little family !

Ben and vanessa chillin together !

me and my kids..they all left me in the

dust... but they didnt complain once.

I'm pretty they are part mountain goat..

just like thier dad !

What good looking kids !

but I'm not biased......

the view from the trail...
that little white dot is my house...

LOL !

seriously...whats with the rock climbing ?

so happy !

at least these rocks are on the cliff...

I feel a little better...lol

Bryan...leader of the pack !

where is everyone ?

what a handsome guy !

Joel And Celeste.. Good thing he was there

to keep the tunnel from falling on her ! LOL !

Joel, vanessa and Lindsay....

me and my honey...

dad and us girls !

We had such an amazing time with dad, Celeste, Joel, Eric, Vanessa, Colton, David and my family. I never knew you could pack so much fun in just a couple of days. But we did. On dad's actual 60th birthday we went to Timpanogas cave. who knew that could be so much fun. I was a little worried about the kids, but they left me in the dust... and never complained once the whole time. WHich just goes to show..never underestimate the revliance of youth !

a little timp cave info... you climb 1,092 feet in just 1.5 miles. up a steep zig zag trail. but well worth the effort ! The whole trip took about 3.5 hrs. Then we drove the alpine loop and headed to sundance. At this point my family...me feeling the worst...was exhausted ! So we went home to shower, nap and get ready for round 2. Dinner at Porters PLace.

Ended up with a a party of 18 people to help dad welcome a new decade of his life ! And it was a blast. Doesnt he look amazing for 60. I think he does. It was so wonderful to just be with family and do everything we could to make dad feel loved. I think we succeeded.

The only people we missed was Brittney and her family..who couldnt make it up and Cherie , who is in England visiting her family. But i'm sure they were with us in spirit ! This was definitely a bday that wont be forgotten. We had good food, good company, and good attitudes ! It was the best ! And we got to meet Joel and his kids... who we love ! It was great spending time with them and getting to know them better. I look forward to future visits...(sorry Celeste..Hope that isnt to embarrassing)

Anyway... I love my dad. i feel very blessed to live close enough to him to see him often and build this great relationship . We have alot of good times together ! Look forward to many more years of memories with my dad ! Love you dad ! your the best !