Last weekend, Ryan took two days off from work and as a family we ventured out early (4am early!) in our mini van stuffed with pillows, sleeping bags, blankets, suitcases and snacks galore to SURPRISE his family, his two brothers and their wives, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
It was Ryan's little brother, Sean's 30th birthday and we all wanted to be there with him. Ryan's Dad and his wife, Trudy knew we were coming but no one else did. Also Ryan's mom came from Utah to Surprise Sean as well.
We arrived at 4pm-exactly 12 hours later, and hung out with Dad and Trudy till 6pm where everyone was getting together for dinner at a nice Mexican Restaurant.
We causally walked in like we were lost and said, "Do you guys know if this is a good place to eat?"
The looks on their faces' were awesome. Wish we could have had a picture of that!
We did a lot of this...
Ryan hugging Jeanette, Sean's wife.
Hugging Sean
After a few minutes of THAT surprise wearing off, I texted Ryan's mom to come in. She poked her head in and asked, "Does anyone know where the bathroom is?"
More hugs...
I think we GOT Sean pretty good....
He was crying and laughing!
Happy Birthday Sean!
Sean and Jeanette
Ryan and Jeanette have a hard time being by each other... Seriously, you guys. JUST get along! :)
Nate and Erin
The three trouble-makers.
Avery, Dad and Trudy
I LOVE this picture, not because Ryan and I are ignoring everyone around us as we read over the menu deciding what to order...but because Emily pretty much inhaled that bean dip. She couldn't eat it fast enouggh and ate one and half bowls all by herself! You know what that means...nasty diaper later. Yep. "Eww" is right.
The girls with Uncle Sean
Some weirdo.
It was such a great night! Dinner was fabulous...(thanks Dad and Trudy!)
After dinner we headed over to Dad and Trudy's house and partied more!
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Day 2 of Surprises:
Dad and Trudy surprised the girls by taking them (and us) to the North Pole!!
(Did you know the North Pole is in Colorado Springs?? Yeah...I didn't either.) The North Pole is a great place for kids, they have rides, shops, food, and SANTA CLAUSE of course.
Trudy with madisen, Dad with Avery
This ride was a bit fast for Madisen, so she and Trudy got off, but Avery loved it!
Waiting in line...
The girls riding motorcycles...hopefully this is the only time they will ride them.
We all got to ride on a train...
Avery ran off, but here is Madisen and Emily with the conductor.
(Random thought: I have an uncle who drives trains in northern Utah, parts of Wyoming and Idaho. So if you see a train while passing through those parts, give a wave to my uncle Alma! He's great!)
The girls got to see Santa Clause and tell him what they wanted for Christmas. Emily ran right up to him and gave him a hug. We were all SURPRISED by that!
As the girls were sitting on his lap, Avery and Emily were petting his beard and pulling on it, asking if it was real. It was really funny. Madisen told Santa she wanted a Rapunzel barbie. Avery told Santa she wanted a barbie with rainbow wings on it's back. And Emily just said, "Bu" and "Di". lol.
Later we went to Santa's workshop and the girls got to pick out one toy that they wanted...Madisen picked out Rapunzel, but later put it back for a unicorn. Avery picked out Cinderalla and the Prince play toys and Emily picked out a baby with a pacifier. Uncle Nate also got the girls little cute dogs with HUGE eyes, and animal puppets. We were all spoiled by Dad and Trudy! (Thank you!)
It was an awesome day!
More surprises to continue.....
2 comments:
emily is so big! oh my gosh!
Looks like you have been doing some fun things! I can't believe you have a first grader!? She looks so cute all ready for school. You look so great! I love your hair. I like it dark. Softball looks like fun too. Hope you are all doing well! I can't wait to come and visit. I wish it were sooner. :)
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