Happy Birthday to The World's Best Poppie (Really! He is!)

Anyone that knows my family knows that my dad is really, really great.  He is a great father to his kids, a great husband to his wife, a great coach to his players, a great friend to his friends and even to strangers... he is just all around a good guy.  The role that he might be the very best at though is the one of grandfather.  He is a great Poppie to his grandkids!  As I went through my pictures today to find one of him to post on my blog for his birthday, there were so many of him with the grandkids, so I decided to show a few highlights of my daddy with my kids... and all of the other grandkids too.  Happy Birthday Dad!  I love you!

He always makes Allie feel special!

Some of our best memories with my dad were just made this past summer on a trip to Colorado for FR (our family reunion).  This is him & Jack on the top of the mountain that we all climbed together.

Those that have read my blog for a while might remember that my dad carried Cooper almost all the way down the mountain on that trip.  He was Super Poppie that day!

Seriously - He always makes her feel this way.

I love it that my dad can still be tender with the kids as they get older.

~ Cooper & Poppie watching the Baylor Bears ~

She is his princess.  (or at least one of them)

This was a special day!  Jack got to help Poppie coach at a scrimmage.  

(His team was actually playng CDA that day.)

~ Playing football, of course ~

~Poppie & Allie ~

We love it when Poppie plays the guitar... especially when he plays it with the boys.

~ Time Flies ~

This was at a family birthday party.  Allie can usually be found near Poppie at family events.

Yep, this one is my all-time-favorite of Jack & my dad.  

It says everything without any words.

Poppie can always be found playing with the babies at family events.

And he is just as great with the other grandkids too...

~ Skyler ~

~ Chloe ~

~ Asher ~

~ Ainsley ~

~ Claire ~

~ and a few more shots of the crew... ~