Happy Birthday Papa! 2013

Last month we traveled downstate to celebrate Papa's birthday!  As an added bonus my younger sister Sheila was also in town to celebrate.  We all attended Papa and Nana's Sunday morning church service then went out to eat at Longhorn Steakhouse.

After lunch we headed back to Papa and Nana's house for some pie and a special "program" the children wanted to put on for them.  It was a puppet show to the song, "The Lonely Goatherd" from The Sound of Music!

After the show it was time for Papa to open the gifts in the gift bag!

Little Mama's homemade card

Sissy Mom's homemade card
(Papa is a retired professor of Social Work at the University of Illinois,
thus the Illini-themed birthday card.  Go Illini!)

Playing games in Papa and Nana's enclosed porch 

Lil' Chunkers wanted to join the fun

But towards the end of the evening, Lil' Chunkers was quite tired and unhappy!

with Auntie Sheila

Sisters!

Nana and Papa

We're so thankful to the Lord for Papa's good health and that we live close enough to celebrate these birthdays with him!