SURPRISE!!

My siblings and I, as well as our mom, drove up to where my dad is working until next August. It was an incredible eye-opening experience, and made me very thankful to live in such a wonderful community!
We surprised my Stad (Step-Dad), as he only knew my mom was showing up. It was a 10 hour drive for my family and my one sister, 7 hours for my sister and mom, and over 10 hours for my brother. Getting everyone to manage to get time off ALL on the same weekend was remarkable, let alone getting everyone to agree to drive such a distance to surprise him!
All our cooking was done ahead of time, so we didn't have to worry about spending a whole day cooking. This was very important when we had to spend 2 of our days driving. It all turned out so well, I have such great siblings that co-operate (and yes, do what I say teehee)
We enjoyed visiting with one another; but also enjoyed numerous activities.
Playing Turbo Cranium, Fishing, Hiking, Photographs, Scavenger Hunt (for the kids), watching the new Karate Kid, playing Bohnanza , watching numerous episodes of the first 48, and generally having a great time!
We are never sure when everyone's schedule's will work out for us all to get together again, so moments like these are truly treasured!