I just LOVE surprises

Last week, my kiddos and I kissed my sweetie good-bye, sent him on his way, packed up our bags and boarded an airplane. Our destination: SLC! The fun part wasn't the plane ride (which wasn't SO bad). The fun part was that only my parents knew I was coming--no one else. I just love keeping secrets!

Alex and Uncle Paul

Nora, Jerusha, and Alex

Grant the dinosaur

Yeah, I know.

Me and my completely oblivious sisters. (Sorry Rachel, I don't know how you didn't make it in this picture. You were probably chasing my kids around the house.)

The second (or should I say fourth?) surprise was the hardest, and most fun to keep.....

11 weeks down, 25 to go....

I am a linguist

If you were to ask my kids what they ate for dinner tonight, this is what they would've said:

Alex: Manoni

Nora: Whack-da-noni

Grant: Macaroni

Somehow I don't remember 'interpreter' or 'linguist' being on the job description. It's just one of the perks of on-the-job training.