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Surprise Birthday Weekend!

Many of you know that I received the BEST surprise this past Friday on my birthday. My mom and husband worked together for weeks planning a surprise trip to Canada. Not only was I surprised, but Olivia and Judah were surprised too! It was the best 4 days I've had in forever. Here's how it went down.


Friday, like any other day, I dropped Olivia off at school, and went out to run some errands. Later that afternoon I took Judah with me to the grocery store, and when I got home Scott was already home. He had a few meetings during the day, so I asked him to come home early, so I wasn't surprised to see his car in the garage. However, when I walked into our house he almost ran into me coming out. He seemed shocked to see me, and then had this suspicious look on his face. I didn't think too much of it, and just walked into the house. I was carrying Judah though, and when he got far enough into our laundry room where he could see around the corner, he starting leaning out of my arms and smiling so big. I was confused, and asked "who are you smiling at?" I turned the corner and my mom was standing there holding her phone to capture our responses on video! I couldn't have been more blown away!  What made it so great was that she was just in time to go with me to pick Olivia up from school. Her reaction was the best!


She walked out of her classroom as usual, and started towards me until she stopped. (Mom was standing behind me, again, with her phone) Olivia's face turned red, and her eyes got as big as saucers. The look on her face was priceless--it was as if her brain didn't believe what her eyes were seeing. She saw that it was "Mimi" and she squealed with delight. Their reunion brought tears to my eyes! Olivia later said, "I knew that was Mimi's phone I saw behind you!"


Our weekend was jam-packed with all kinds of fun. Remember when I said we had to re-schedule Judah's birthday party? Well, it was perfect because my Mom got to be here for it! We had so much fun picking out his presents and getting ready for the party. Both kids loved having her here. She even got to babysit the kids for Scott and I on Saturday night! On Sunday, we went to church, and then she took me shopping for my birthday. My mom always goes WAY overboard on shopping for others! :)


It was definitely tough saying goodbye Monday afternoon, but our countdown to Christmas break is ON! Olivia really misses my dad, her "Papa" too, so we can't wait to see everyone again! It was truly the perfect birthday weekend!

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  1. TayNovember 3, 2011 at 6:39 AM

    Sweet, sweet tears in my eyes! I'm so glad you got to spend a few days with your Mom and she got to be a part of the birthday(s) festivities! :) I always think about you and know you miss your beautiful family, but I'm sure the absence makes times like these so precious!! Happy for you friend! And hope you're making another trip to A-town sometime soon!! :) Love ya!

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