Sisters & Surprises

Ok. Here's my fam in short. 4 girls.

Amy.
(lives in Thailand, dating an Aussie)

Mary.
(married to Matt, mother to Chloe)

Kaye.
(married to Scott, mother to Grace)

Sally.
(that's me)

In that order.
Clear?
Good.

(Kaye, Mary, Amy, Sally)

Kaye lives in Orlando and was wanting some company but was under the impression that she wouldn't be seeing any of us until August. When we would talk on the phone she would say, "Sally, I'm not going to see Jude until he's 11 months old! He'll be walking by then."
Sadness.
Well Mom, Mary, and I devised a plan to go to Orlando and surprise Kaye.
She had NO IDEA we were coming. Not a clue.
Scott, Kaye's husband helped arrange the surprise, clear Kaye's schedule, and keep the secret. He did an awesome job! I could hardly speak to her that last week,
I was so afraid of spilling the beans!

So the three of us jumped on a plane at 6:30am with two babies.
We arrived in Orlando and rented a car.
We drove to surprise Kaye and Grace.

Mary had the idea that we should surprise her in parts. Mom should go to the door. Kaye would be surprised and cry and have a joyful reunion.
Then the doorbell would ring and Mary & Chloe would be there. Surprise, Cry, Joyful Reunion.
And the Jude and I...you get the point.
What a wonderful idea.
And this is how it played out.
I'll spare you the first video of Kaye answering the door for Mom cause really you can't see or hear anything! But here's the picture my Mom took of Kaye's face when she answered the door.
Here's the video of Kaye answering the door for Mary and Chloe. Kaye passed Mary right up and hugged Chloe! Turn the volume up for this one.
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And here's the video Mary got of Kaye answering the door for Jude and I. So fun! Sorry that the last part of the video is dark, enjoy the audio.
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The last one is all the babies playing together right after we arrived. Precious!!
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Here's adorable Grace just zonked after an afternoon of shopping.
And Grammie with the precious babies!!And Aunt Mare Bear with cute Gracie!
(aren't they beautiful???)
You can check out more pictures and a fun video at Chloe and Gracie's blogs.

It was a blast to be all together and we are so thankful for the wonderful relationships we share. There's only one thing that was missing that made the weekend incomplete-- AMY.
We love you Amy and we miss you TONS. We can't wait to hug your sweet face!