What's more surprising than a bday party not on your bday?

As I told y'all earlier, Andy spent his actual birthday at the Fall Festival being Super-Dad. He did not wear his cape because Edna Mode would not let him (a little Incredibles reference there!). We didn't really do anything to celebrate his day because we had so much going on and he kept saying "You don't need to do anything for my birthday...I don't need any presents...Its not a big deal". Well, when all the crazy dust had settled around here I realized that his birthday WAS a big deal and he DID need presents and we WERE going to do something for him. Whether he liked it or not! After much discussion with the girls (and how they kept it a secret I'll never know!) we decided we would have a special night for Daddy. We cooked him one of his favorite dinners, got him a Carvel ice cream cake and a couple of small presents. So we were all set when he came home from work.

As soon as he walked in the door, Belle starts going "Hey Dad, its not a big deal night. Nothing going on." Of course Hayden and I are going "heeheehee isn't she cute?!" (at least that's what I was saying). Andy looked a little perplexed but he lives in a house with 3 girls and he has learned to just nod and smile a lot; God love him. Long story short we managed not to give it away until the very end of dinner when he said "I'm done." And two little spoons shot down onto the table with such force that there may be dents in the table and two little mouths go "Us too!" Dishes have never been cleared so fast. Andy is still looking perplexed and now even a little concerned; had his children and wife lost their minds? Of course that all meant that I was done too, because the girls were in the freezer at this point, pulling out the cake saying "nothing is going on Daddy, but you should close your eyes". They're very subtle those two! Needless to say when we started singing Happy Birthday (Hayden finally took her hands off his eyes) he was surprised and I'd like to think a little misty-eyed. But that could have been Hayden poking him in the eye, who knows. Anyway, I've decided that I like this "Nothing says surprise birthday party like having a party when its not your birthday". Who knows when I might strike next!?!?!?