This past weekend was Father’s Day and what a nice weekend it was. Alise has been secretly working for months with Marc and Jodi to plan a surprise 70th birthday party for Harvey. The party was Saturday and  was held at The Grand Chalet (where Robyn and I had our wedding and reception). Being that we didn’t tell our kids anything about it until late on Friday, it was a complete success.

Yup, he was surprised!

It wasn’t a huge turnout but it’s always nice to get together with family and meet others as well. All the kids had a great time playing together and the food was delicious. We got home late in the afternoon and went for a walk since the weather was beautiful. We made the rounds of the neighbors’ houses to say hello and then stopped at the Thompsons’ house to chat for a bit while Chloe and Gabriel played with Leanna. There is something magical about that “golden hour” just before the sun sets.

On Sunday, after Robyn and the kids let me sleep in until 10:30, I opened my Father’s Day cards and presents and the kids made me a cup of coffee. So nice! Around noon we went to Alise and Harvery’s apartment to have brunch with Jay, Patty, Douglas, Hanna, Marc, Jodi, Wendy and Ilyssa. As usual, there was way too much food but I haven’t had a bagel in well over a month so I splurged and enjoyed the tuna and egg salad along with cookies and cake and all that good stuff. Harvey’s son and daughter-in-law are very nice and we all get along well so it was a good time.

On our way home, we stopped at Garrett Mountain for a quick look at the scenery.

Although it looks very cloudy in the photo above, the weather cleared up and the four of us went for another walk when we got home. This time, we made a big loop around the neighborhood and ended up at the Sandages’ for a while. It’s so nice to have friends in the immediate vicinity! Then it was off to Applebee’s for dinner.

All in all, it was an awesome weekend!