Happy 60th Birthday Dad!

Obviously, I normally focus this blog around my dear daughter Amelia, sharing wonderful moments that Matthew and I are experiencing in our life together as she grows. Today however I am writing about my dad, today he celebrates his 60th birthday!

Last year he was diagnosed with the beginning stages of a type of Alzheimers condition, so, I have been working on a special project to celebrate this special birthday. Using 'Picaboo', an online program, I have created a book full of my memories of him, using photo's and journaling. It has been so much fun, selecting different background layouts and papers that have made it completely personal and unique. I submitted it for publishing yesterday and the result will be a very professional looking, bound book full of memories.

It has been a wonderful and often emotional journey traveling back through the years and remembering all of the many ways and moments in which my dad has blessed my life, he has always been the best father a daughter could ask for. Even though living in the USA I don't see him as often as I would like, we normally talk on the phone every week, each conversation ends with blowing each other a kiss or two, which actually sounds like we are blowing raspberries to each other, but to us it is very special.

Following are just a couple of my favourite photo's of us together...


This photo was taken just a few years ago during one of my visits back home to England.

I cannot wait to see him this September when we visit home, and of course I can't wait for Amelia to meet her Grandpa 'Lollipop'.