It Actually is Grandpa's Birthday!

My dad has a running joke with my kids that every time he sees them he claims it is his birthday.  While they may not know the birthday of a lot of people in our larger family, they know Grandpa's.  We headed to Kansas City this last weekend to celebrate his actual birthday with him. He had told Ella a few months back that for his birthday he would like either a stale graham cracker or a Lamborghini.  So Ella has been saving a graham cracker the last few months to give to him.  She wrapped it up with a few pictures that she made for him.  She was so proud of her present! 
Christy and Dale offered to have the party at their house so we could swim in the pool.  Despite it being a warm day the cooler weather from the week before kept the water pretty chilly.  The kids and my dad got in the water though and had a fun time.  We then went inside for presents.  My mom made a shadow box for my dad with medals from his service in Vietnam.  It was a great gift.  We looked for a photo the night before to put in the box but we had trouble finding the one that she and I both seem to think exists.  While we were working on the shadow box Sam got the idea to take pictures of all the medals and some old pictures of my dad and make a slide show on his iPad.  I thought it 
was a great heartfelt present and was proud that he wanted to do that.  We ended the day with some delicious desserts that Christy made.  It was a great family day! 

Chilling in the cool water! 

Ella jumping in the pool.  

Hey you guys! 

Kylie trying to make a big splash. 

Watching Sam's video for Grandpa.