"For I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a hope and a future."
Jeremiah 29:11



Sunday, February 27, 2011

Surprise!!!!

The weekend of Sofia's birthday party, the three of us had a WONDERFUL surprise for our families......



We were excited to share we were going to be a family of four in August!!

My sister Mari arrived on Friday, so she was our first to test our announcement plan...

It worked!  ;O)

On Saturday, it was Steven's family turn.  After lunch and cake, Sofia needed to "change" clothes.....Since Mari already knew, she was in charge of the camera.... we thought it would be oh-so-much-fun to capture everyone's expressions during this fun time!

Here is Amy reading Sofia's shirt trying to figure out why it says "Big Sister".


Then Amy asked "Why does your shirt say 'Big Sister'?".....EVERY one was silent....but just a for moment....






Boy, that was fun! 

Then my parents had their turn on Sunday......

It took Nani a while...... she even said "Look, her shirt says 'Big Sister' and Mari had the camera ready......no response  :)

Then I said "Mom, read Sofia's shirt again"......



Finally, Grandpa read the news.....



To finish it off, our extended family and far away friends recieved a Valentine's Day card with this photo....

Fun! Fun! Fun!
This was an absolutely great weekend!!!!

6 comments:

Jessica said...

AHHHHHH!!!! How exciting!! What a great way to tell the family. Loved seeing the pictures :) Praying you have a wonderful pregnancy!

Larissa said...

Congrats!!! So excited for you and your growing family! We will be praying for a healthy pregnancy and baby!!

The Kinley's said...

*smiles* what a great way to tell your family! so happy for you...congrats friend!

Aubrey said...

Oh my gosh!!! I'm so excited for you guys! What a great way to surprise the whole family!! Miss you all lots!

Mel said...

Hee! Will show this to mom later!

JAS said...

Whoop! Congrats! I can't wait to find out when the baby is do! Many Blessings!