The highlight of my time in Utah was, hands down, my Mom's 60th birthday party. She had NO idea that Dad and we kids had been planning a surprise party for her since late last year!
We kids are spread out all over the country-from Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, Iowa, and Pennsylvania. My out-of-state siblings secretly planned trips to Utah for Mom's birthday. Mom thought that there would just be a little dinner with Dad, me, Josh, Jay, Em, and Carter at the Ruby River Steakhouse in Ogden. But, lo and behold, when we went to the back room, all of her children and grandchildren were waiting for her! When she opened the doors to the room and everyone yelled "Surprise!" the look of shock on her face was priceless! We got her good! David, who was in Philadelphia for law school orientation, was the only person from our family who wasn't there.
We presented Mom with a scrapbook of why she's the best and why we love her so. The pages by her grandchildren were so cute and sweet.
Josh with the birthday girl.
I adore this picture of Josh, he was so excited to have this helium balloon all to himself. My sweet little boy!
It was so fun being all together at Mom and Dad's. As we've gotten older, these complete family moments become more rare and precious. Rachel gave some happy cousins a fun ride on a tire swing at the park.
Josh loved playing in the saw chips and watching his older cousins run around.
Grandma giving some of her grandsons a ride!
Back at home, Josh was all about playing with his helium balloon.
All the grandkids turned Mom and Dad's driveway into a sidewalk chalk masterpiece...
...they had a great time doing this!
Mark and Rachel brought their sweet dog, Wally, along for the trip. It was so great to spend time with Wally. I seriously just love dogs. I made Mark take this picture of Josh and me with Wally to help convince David that our family needs a dog someday! :)
It was so amazing being with my parents and siblings for Mom's 60th birthday. We all had so much fun!
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