Surprise!!!!!!!

Jared woke up with a fever on Friday and we hesitated telling the Bonus family since they were planning to come up to see us.  Nate and Galina Ross and their son Elisha were visiting the Bonus' for Thanksgiving so they would be coming up to our house too.  (Sooo fun to see them again and meet Elisha!)  Then...my parents showed up Friday afternoon with two of my nieces, Keziah and Rizpah!!!  Such a wonderful surprise!!!  Turns out, the only person that knew was Adam and he did a great job keeping the secret.  The Bonus and Ross families ended up coming up for Vivian's birthday, Saturday.  We had a blast hanging out with all 17 people!  (Pictures are in backwards order for some reason)

Four days of cousin bliss!  Keziah and Rizpah are such sweet, helpful, well-behaved, cuddly, all-around great little ladies!  (We really miss living in CO!!!)

My parents got to meet most of our small group at church Sunday morning.  The Johnston's were able to come by and meet them one evening ~ fun times!

This is how we decorated the top of the tree! 

(No, we haven't taken up smoking.  That's mist from the humidifier on the left.)

Me and my beautiful Momma!  She is so special to me (and to our family!).  Getting this picture taken was a riot ~ we were all laughing pretty hard by the time we got a good shot.  

 Jared getting lovin's from his cousins after a bath.  It was a bummer he had a fever the whole time they were here, otherwise he would have been more playful.

And my Dad - what can I say?  I guess the "My Dad is stronger/better/awesomer than your Dad!" saying is a good description.  ;)  Love that man!

Basically we got the best surprise ever!  And we realized that this is the third Thanksgiving that my parents have surprised us in the last seven years.  SO fun!