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Pop Up Harry

By melissa

This past Saturday would have been my dad’s 61st birthday.  Though he is, sadly, not with us in person, my family wanted to celebrate and spend the day thinking of him.  My mom decided to plant a tree that day.  She chose a beautiful cherry tree that will rain pink flowers in the wind.  My dad would have loved it.  We also did another balloon send off this year as we did last year.  This is particularly fun for the kids but I must admit there is something really sweet about it even for the adults.

My mom ordered a carrot cake from a local bakery since carrot cake was my dad’s favorite.  She asked the baker to please write “Pop Pop Harry” on the cake since that is what the kids called my dad.  Instead, the baker had written “Pop Up Harry” which makes no sense at all but definitely had us all laughing!  🙂

It was a beautiful Spring day and though my dad wasn’t there in person to celebrate with us, I know he was with us in spirit and maybe even enjoyed those balloons that we sent up to Heaven for him.

I told Gavin that if he hugged the balloon he could send hugs to Pop Pop too.  He got really happy and squeezed the balloon really hard.  I thought he might pop it!

Family photo just before releasing the balloons…..

And… a short video clip of the send off….

And for those of you wandering what I am looking like during the third trimester, well, here you go….

8 thoughts on “Pop Up Harry”

  1. Laurie says:

    You look terrific Melissa! Thanks for sharing your dad’s birthday. I used to buy balloons for each of my kids and let them write a message to Pop Pop on the balloon or draw a picture and send them off on his birthday. The tree was a beautiful idea.

  4. Mary Lou Barry says:

    Melissa you look great as always. I thought this was such a beautiful thing to do for your Dad and your family. I could not open the video of the send off.

  7. melissa says:

    Mary Lou, I’m not sure why the video won’t work for you. Are you blocked from youtube, perhaps?

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