On Wednesday morning, everyone just kind of slept in and wondered out to the kitchen on their own time table. Kyle got up early and cooked everyone ham and eggs. Ty and I went on a short run before I strained my hamstring a 1/2 mile into the run. After that, we all headed down to Pineview Reservoir for the day.
Clayton has been asking me for a few weeks now if he could go to the beach. He has a bunch of sand toys and he really wanted to play with them. He was so excited to play in the sand. Aunt Sherrie sat on the beach and helped him make sand castles. Then he would pour water on them and destroy them!
I took the kids on the boat for an hour. They wanted to spend their time on the beach. Cooper had a great time playin on the big green float toy with Jaden and Wesley. Shayne and Jen came out and Nolan loved riding on the boat. We played in the sand until 4 pm and then headed back to the condos to get showered and ready for dinner.
That night, we made reservations for just the adults down at Sonora Grill in Ogden. It is a mexican restaurant that has won "Best Restaurant of the Year" in Utah two years in a row. The food was great and it was nice to sit and relax and not worry about the kids running around. All of the older nieces watched the younger kids so we could go enjoy our dinner.
When Mom and Dad walked in the room, we yelled Surprise! It really was a surprise to them. They have been married for 45 years and we were excited to celebrate this with them. They were very humbled and Mom just stood their with tears running down her face. As kids, we have never really done anything for their anniversary, so I thought it would be a nice surprise to have a party for them.
I started preparing months in advance. Sherrie and I started a "Shutterfly" book for them. We had each kid take a few pages and fill them with pictures and words of love and affirmation. The book turned out so cute and Mom and Dad loved it. I also made a little craft for them to put in their house. It had a wedding picture of them and the day they got married.
After we yelled surprise, the younger kids sang and danced for them. Then Mom and Dad danced to the song, "All Because Two People Fell In Love". After a few minutes, many of us joined them for the dance. Mostly, we just all stood their and cried. It was such a neat experience to have us all in that room celebrating Mom and Dad's marriage and posterity.
After we showed them the book, they talked to everyone. They talked to us about how we all make mistakes but that we need to try to support each other and love each other. Mom talked about how each family member was special to the entire family. She also expressed her love to all the in-laws. It was a day I will never forget and I am thankful for two wonderful parents who have been such great examples to all of us!
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