David's "40th" Surprise Birthday Party

Ok, one way to really surprise someone on their birthday is to celebrate it a month in advance!

another great way is to make t-shirts of the birthday boy in all sorts of

crazy pictures from his prior 39 years.

so here's some highlights to David's 40th pre-celebration at Hungry Mother State Park.

ok, this is where memaw was getting her christmas card photo done... helps to have all the grandkids in one place!

David and Ben

Oh yeah, s'more time....

family shot with everyone in their "old davey" shirts.

most of the clan, less david and rach though

and we added a kid.

who needs a playground when there is a mountain right behind the cabin

the kids spent the whole time climbing up, sliding down, climbing up....

Em, concoring the hill...

Cousin Katie with a HUGE smile...

Em playing rapunzel in reverse.

Hope up on the hill, i like the new camera with turbo zoom lense!

G-daddy and Hopie

Birthday Boy and nephew Nicholas

Jennifer made sure there was the full 40 candles... he needed some help!

Ha!

our friends the Anderson's - they braved the Shockley/Skinner clan and hung out with us to the end! Great folks.

Dave and Ben, Val and Andrew

Looks like trouble.

Just hanging out.

Hopie and G.G.

Charlie is trying to get Hope to wake up!

Words fail me - I was just glad Emma did not suffer any permament damage - the cats soooo close together, there would of been blood from someone before long!