80 years old, that is big

 Actually, 80 is HUGE  

We started feeling it early in the week.

First  ♪ Happy Birthday
Connie made very good cupcakes

The cards, emails, phone calls...started rolling in

The actual date is December 23

Nita came and let the whole neighborhood know ...

Then most of the local family gathered, with masks, outside, in downtown Bellevue 

  Hot chocolate for the 3 young guys 

 They brought balloons 
and
a special dessert 

( yes, it was shared ) 

After dinner, it was time for the stash of cards that had been hidden 
waiting for the day
The scrolls are the emails. 
 You see, the birthday boy does not use the computer so we printed out every email and rolled them up and tied them with a ribbon 

One of the gifts,  chocolate dipped fruit

came special delivery with a balloon 

He had time for one quick taste

before neighbors came to

sing and each cupcakes and   add a happy ending to the day 

Here are  two gifts that "brought down the house"

Salt and Pepper, Cream and sugar anyone? 
Lumberjack size 
 

If you know Darrell,  you know wood is his world 

The big family celebration will be in January

We will avoid  the holiday  rush 

and spend  a few days on the Washington coast

the celebrating continues 

I live an exciting life