40th Anniversary and Mother's Day

Hi again!  Just wanted to post about our busy weekend!  This past Friday Jody and I (and Shane and Ryan) :)  threw a surprise 40th anniversary party for our in-laws!  It was great because they were so surprised!  Woohoo!  Can't believe we actually pulled it off!  We had a lot of fun planning the party, sneaking into their house to go through their old photos for a slideshow, sneaking in again to steal Kathy's wedding dress, and just figuring out all the details in secret! :)  We had a fun night and I think they did too! :)
Here is a replica of Kathy's wedding bouquet and Kim's boutonniere made by a florist from our church. :)

 They were married in 1974 so everyone wore 70's clothes!  It was great!  Here's Shane in his father in law's actual prom leisure suit!  Crazy!  And Jody sporting one as well! :)

 Ry and I ….Ry's costumes ALWAYS include short pants. :)

 SURPRISE!!!!  Yayyyy!!! :)  They thought they were coming over to meet us at our house so that Ryan and I could take them out for dinner to thank them for watching the girls the weekend before….but they found a room full of their friends and even Kim's brother's from Iowa and Kathy's cousin and maid of honor from Minnesota! :)  So FUN!

 I think this is Kathy's face after seeing the out of town guests and then immediately wondered if they were staying at her house!?  :)  haha! :)

 Since everyone was dressed up, we had to dress up the anniversary couple as well.  The shirts say "Together Since 1974" when they stand together. :)

 Watching Kim and Kathy open up some gifts….

 I was originally going to wear Kathy's dress for the whole party but after I "stole" it I realized that would NOT be comfy! :)  But I put it on for a few minutes. :)

 Uncle Bruce, Kim, and Uncle Eric  :) Thanks so much for driving in from Iowa!!

 The fam!

 And then here's a Mother's Day photo!  I AM SO SO SO blessed to have these three girlies in my life. Can't imagine life without them and I feel like I'm the luckiest mom in the world.  (Addison, Hailey, Emily).  I tell them this all the time but they really are the best! :)  

 So thankful for the gift of motherhood - AGAIN!!! :)