Just this past week Beatrice and myself took a trip to Oregon to see my family. Actually, my sister, Megan, and I kind of secretly conspired. We decided that I would surprise them instead of telling them I was coming. I got in about midnight Wednesday, April 13. It was too late to keep them up so Megan said she would stay up and watch for me and we could wait for the next morning to surprise them! I got to McMinnville about 2 a.m. Megan let me in the house and helped us get our things. It was hard to go to sleep that night knowing what kind of a surprise we had waiting for the next morning! When we awoke the next morning, we crept downstairs and both walked into the kitchen at the same time! They only expected it to be Megan so when we walked in together...well, lets just say, I'm certainly glad no one had a heart attack! The color drained completely from my mother's shocked face and my dad leaned to one side, eyes wide, and replied with a series of 'oh's'! Needless to say, it was a complete surprise. We had fun that day surprising everyone else too, from my brother and sister in law to my sweet grandmother(my mom's mother) and also my grandfather(my dad's father)!!!
I was so pleased that I was able to make the trip, because I was able to hear my grandmother speak at one of the services. I also got to celebrate a few birthdays-my mother's, my grandmother's, my sister in law's, and my grandfather who turned 94 this year. What wonderful memories!!!
My sweet grandmother speaking in service! She always does an amazing job.
My spunky grandfather who turned 94 years young on April 16.
Beatrice and her cousin Savannah at a wedding we attended.
Beatrice looking at the tulips!
Beatrice and Grampa Davies!
Cousins!!! Beatrice, Max, Olivia, and Savannah
Mom's fabulous chicken and sausage gumbo!!!
Savannah and Beatrice playing at Mimi and Papa's
Olivia and Max having fun together!
Little girls playing dress-up in the playroom! Savannah, Olivia and Beatrice.
P.F. Chang's after a fun day of shopping!
Mimi and Max
I found Beatrice, waiting to get her hair combed, in the playroom quietly looking at books.
Two of the birthday girls eating at Nick's Italian Cafe: Gramma and my mother
My dad and Grampa Davies at the birthday celebration!
My good-looking brother, Matt and Gramma Price.
My sister, Megan(with a sleeping Max) and brother, Matthew and myself (and Miss Bea)
My precious sister in law, Tiffany with her girls, Savannah and Olivia and my Beatrice.
