Surprise Retirement Party

I went to Arizona two weeks ago for my dad's surprise retirement party. It was a SUCCESS and we pulled off a great surprise. Here are just a few pictures from the party. I had a ton of fun with my family and Beak while I was there...I'll have to post those pictures later.I had a few different pictures hanging as decorations...this one was my favorite. My dad loves to mountain bike and we had a "workhorse" theme to the party. I searched google images and found a picture of a guy on a bike with a horse head. I cut and pasted my dad's head on his body and then threw on a caption. It turned out great!This picture is of my dad and I when he first walked into the room and saw all 50+ people there to honor him. He was sooooo shocked to see me there since I live a gazillion miles away from him...and he just froze!Here is my mom and brother trying to kind of explain what is going on and snap him out of his shock. There was a TON of food that my mom had catered in and Beak made some awesome salads to go with it.We had a program where people could roast my dad. I LOVE this picture of my dad....he looks so happy. Someone gave him that "Indiana Jones" hat to wear on his adventure to Costa Rica and he was listening to the song "Hit the Road Jack" that was playing from a greeting card.This is the BEST though! My brother makes these insane piñatas that are almost impossible to break (it started as a joke years ago). He brought one to the party so that my dad could release all of his "work tension" from so many years at the office. It was great!