Friday, April 23, 2010

St. Louis Surprise!

My sister, Brooke, is the ultimate trickster and has surprised us a few times by flying to Utah without letting everyone know - it was our turn this time...On March 3, 2010, my brother-in-law, Bradford, flew me out to St. Louis as a BIRTHDAY surprise for Brooke!! I was afraid that maybe she would catch on, but we GOT HER! She was so excited when she opened the door that she started crying! YAY! It was sooo fun! I was so completely crushed that I wasn't able to fly out for the birth of Graham and it was such a treat to be there and spend time with Brooke and her little family! For some reason we ALWAYS forget to take pictures so I'll post one of Graham so you have something cute to look at.


The day that I was supposed to fly home, Brooke decided we were going to take a road trip to Utah and surprise the family! So the next morning the two of us and Brooke's 3 boys (ages 3, 2, and 3 weeks) headed to Utah. We had quite the eventful trip, as you can imagine with 3 young boys, but we had the added fun of taking an accidental detour and having a tire blow! HAHA! Looking back, we had a great time and made so many memories I'll remember forever! At one point, while staying in a scummy hotel, I said, "This is a joke!" - my 3yr old nephew, Tate, asked why the hotel was playing a joke on us and that remained our theme for the rest of the trip! All sorts of "jokes" were being played on us!

Everyone was so excited when we got to Utah! Brooke stayed for a couple of weeks, which was so great!! We are missing the Stevensons, but luckily, we're heading out in a few weeks for Brad's graduation! HOORAY!

5 comments:

Isom Crew said...

What a great idea! I love the surprise element. She must have loved it.

Holly said...

That is one cute baby. How fun to go and be the surprise, that's awesome!

Brooke said...

Good times. That's all I have to say. It's definitely a trip I'll never forget. Crazy what those postpartum hormones will make you do.

Lindsay JJ said...

Holy cow, Graham is the cutest baby! that monkey suit just adds to his cuteness factor. Can we see more pictures of cute little Graham? Brooke has some guts! I wish I could just suddenly decide to take a road trip with all of my children to Utah! I am in awe just thinking about it! And to stay for three weeks on a last minute whim?! wowsers! I am jealous!

Stevenson Family said...

Lindsay, you're probably just not as crazy as me. It was worth it though.