SURPRISE!

After the shower was over...Audria, Ann, and I tried to stall Mom so that people could head over to Dad & Mom's house for a surprise birthday party for Mom! She'll be the big 5-0 on the 18th! It was fun to actually pull it off. She was very surprised! This is a picture of her with the cake made by LInda Montoya (and of course you can't say LInda's name without saying..."you killed my father! Prepare to die!" If you don't know what I'm talking about...watch The Princess Bride.)
This picture was just too cute not to post. Lauren really wanted her picture taken with Dad. She reached for him to pick her up and then squeezed his neck real tight to take the picture.

Here's a picture of Grandmommy (I think she was worn out!), Ginger, Bryan, and Nikki (Bryan's girlfriend) talking to Cindy and Brady.

While the girls were at the shower, the boys got stuff ready for the b-day party. Everything but the meat had been purchased the day before and stored at Caleb & Audria's house. Audria and I told them where all the decorations were stored before we left for the shower. They did an excellent job of getting all the food ready and the house decorated! We had beef (from Colters...although Mike started the grill outside so it smelled like they cooked it!), chicken, beans, cole slaw, potato salad, pickles, and rolls. Chuck and Lou Ann (Ann's parents) also brought a fruit and a veggie tray! It was yummy!


The kids just couldn't stay away from the pool! They wanted to get in so bad! This is Lauren, Katelyn, and Megan Thurman's boy (Conner).



There were 50+ people who attended Mom's birthday party! Thanks to everyone who came and helped make the day very special!