July Ranch Visits

These two are sure cute, eh? (Sam & Corban)

My dad has never loved surprises. He resists imposing them on other people due to this personal preference. However, because he realizes a little spice is appreciated, he conspired a tiny bit for my mom's 50th birthday this 24th of July. Well, a couple days later actually. Many of us were gathered for dinner at my Grandparents' house. Weeks prior, he had taken the banner you see here and made it "Toi" instead of "Kevin". The same banner had been used for the big "Surprise 40th" for my dad and then modified for a mild "50th" celebration. Now it was "50th Toi". After we explained that our Aunt Roxanne had brought it out specifically for this, she said, "That was thoughtful of you, sweetie, but which one of my daughters did the sign adjusting?" She was even more surprised that dad had done it all himself. *smile* "Points for dad!"

Decadent Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Frosting
or Strawberry Cheesecake? Why not both?!

The boys were a little wary of the big dog-like animal we sat on.

Niko's first ride - about 90 seconds long. He loved it. :)