- Convince dad another guy in the church was having a surprise birthday party
- Make him believe Mom was asked to cater the event
- Invite dozens of people to the party and have them keep it secret
- Have Dad help get ready for the party, since Mom is "catering," but he is actually just getting his own party ready
- Send him outside to wait for the "guest of honor"
- Sneak family members and other non-North Boulevard friends in the back
- Bring him back to the fellowship hall to get this reaction:
Dad walked in, we yelled surprise, and he looked totally confused. Why were his sons and family from Missouri in the room? Then he finally put 2 and 2 together (but somehow got 5) and figured out it was all for him. His first response? "Ya'll made me work for it!"
How real did we make it? We put a 40 on the cake so he wouldn't get suspicious...
Greg and I wrote a little song for Dad... long story short, we made fun of Dad's amazing sense of direction, his way too real hair, Viagra usage, and his secret love for Mom's dogs. 
It wasn't all mean, we also sang "Love Without End, Amen" by George Strait. 
Not to be outdone, Mom also sang a great song for him with lots of good pokes combined with saying really sweet things.
Dad just found out he has two tickets to Championship Sunday at the US Open next year!
Lots of people there to cheer the old man on. 
Like father, like son. 
The whole family, much lighter than this time last year.
Mom and cousin Liam. He's just trying to look like Grandpa Nagel with that hairdo. 
And the Missouri crew who made the long trek down for the party! So glad to have these people there, and I know Dad was happy to see them!So a successful party by all accounts. A little music from Chuck Mullins, a lot of making fun of Dad's age, but a lot of love for the old guy, too. We wanted to make sure he knew we all loved him, even if we make him set up for his own surprise party!
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