Happy Birthday Grandad!

12/8/2015

Today my Grandad turns 80 years young. He is a very special man. The kindest, most generous and patient man I know.

Last weekend we celebrated his life as a Brother, Husband, Father, Grandfather, Uncle and Friend with a big surprise party.

Not only is he a special man he is an inspirational one too. He was awarded an MBE and the Territorial Decoration (TD) by HRH The Queen for his services in the British Armed Forces as a Major in the Parachute regiment.

It was my job to make him a birthday cake. I knew it had to be something special. The flavour was easy, what cake do you make a Scotsman? Whisky cake of course! And the decoration had to depict one of his 2000 parachute jumps with the Scottish Highlands covered in heather in the distance.

Happy Birthday Grandad! You are one in a million xxxxx

Linking up to #pocolo at vevivos.com #binkylinky at twinmummyanddaddy.com #reasonstobecheerful at beckywilloughby.co.uk at #happyquacks at mamaduckquacks.com

11 Comments

Kim Carberry link

13/8/2015 02:21:43 pm

Aww! How lovely! That cake is fantastic!
He doesn't look 80 at all....I hope he's ha a great day x

jolene link

13/8/2015 03:11:20 pm

cake looks fantastic .... your gran-dad looks great for 80!! thanks for sharing x #happyquacks

Emily Davies link

14/8/2015 01:39:24 am

Oh wow, that is an awesome cake! What a lovely tribute to your Grandad - Happy Birthday to him! Thanks for linking up to #PoCoLo. x

Rebecca U link

14/8/2015 02:20:08 am

Aw such a lovely post. The cake is brilliant! #pocolo

Becky Willoughby link

14/8/2015 01:31:36 pm

80 reasons to be cheerful!

Mrs Tubbs link

15/8/2015 02:23:16 am

What an amazing cake! Hope your grandad had an amazing day!

Emily link

15/8/2015 12:49:22 pm

Happy birthday to your granddad! Sounds like an amazing man. Love the cake too! Thanks for linking up to the #BinkyLinky

Nige Higgins

16/8/2015 01:35:07 am

What a lovely post thanks for linking to the Binkylinky

Natasha link

18/8/2015 02:46:51 pm

What an amazing cake, well done you! And that's a beautiful picture of the two of you. Thanks for linking up to #happyquacks xx

Ojo Henley link

19/8/2015 02:13:57 pm

Wow what an amazing cake! Happy, belated, birthday to your lovely grandad x

Angela / Only Crumbs Remain link

22/8/2015 12:59:38 am

Wow! The cake you made your granddad is stunning - it must have taken an age to make - but so worth it to celebrate his 80th. Hope he had a lovely day :-)