Saturday, October 27, 2012

Kristi's 30th birthday surprise

Because it is a tradition to do a surprise get-together
the girls and I had planned for a couple of months to
surprise Kristi.  We knew we had to do this earlier than her birthday because her baby was due the first part of November.  So, we  thought it would be best to get together before flu season because you can never predict when your kids are going to get sick.
So, Erin and I made plane arrangements and with Mindy on the phone we all decided October was a good time.   Andy was good with whatever we could figure out for plane tickets.   Mindy flew on Southwest and Erin and I flew Delta  - coordinating our time schedules as best we could.  We  all were so excited just to take a trip and get away - but especially to have a surprise for Kristi.   Andy organized a breakfast with Kristi and she came and we had a wonderful and fun
time.  She truly was surprised to tears - tears are always a good thing in our family.  We stayed four days and then returned to our homes still being missed and loved by our families. 

Happy Birthday Kristi - we love you and wish the best for you in  the coming year -

Having a late night breakfast

We flew into Salt Lake Airport,
Andy picked us up and we were
all hungry so we stopped at
Cracker Barrel for food.  We were
all so excited for the next day because it was the big surprise day for Kristi's birthday.   We could hardly contain our emotions as we talked about  what we were actually going to do.
And, little sister had no idea at all.
I love my four girls and the fun things they do.

A Big Surprise

We surprised Kristi with a birthday brunch

A Special Tour with Gavan

Watching Gavan at work

Our Grand America Tea Party


Fun, Fun, Fun



A beautiful Afternoon


Friday, October 26, 2012

The  little airplane that took us home.