My mom’s 60th birthday was on January 18th. In December, Shannon and I started talking about doing a surprise party for her. I told Shannon, that if we did one we would HAVE to pretend we are planning one and let mom in on it—our excuse being that if we didn’t say anything mom would know we were planning a surprise party or we had forgotten. The plan was to bring it up casually at Christmas and “start” planning something w/ mom. When Christmas came around, MOM brought it up. Perfect. So on Christmas, mom and I started planning her birthday party for the week after her birthday.
In the mean time, Shannon and I organized the whole party with the help of all the siblings. It was great and a LOT of work. Dad ended up taking mom to SF Friday night and all day Saturday. That night they had plans to go to dinner with our neighbors of 30 years- the Keeneys. They helped us out big time in fooling mom. IT was great. The night of the party they were at the Keeneys having appetizers when Shannon called from their house saying that she came over to drop something off and found the kitchen was flooded from a broken pipe—a perfect way to get them to the house. It worked! Mom had NO clue!
In the mean time, Shannon and I organized the whole party with the help of all the siblings. It was great and a LOT of work. Dad ended up taking mom to SF Friday night and all day Saturday. That night they had plans to go to dinner with our neighbors of 30 years- the Keeneys. They helped us out big time in fooling mom. IT was great. The night of the party they were at the Keeneys having appetizers when Shannon called from their house saying that she came over to drop something off and found the kitchen was flooded from a broken pipe—a perfect way to get them to the house. It worked! Mom had NO clue!
Walking in...later she said she was TOTALLY shocked and had no idea. But when she walked into the laundry room from the garage she could smell chocolate.... hmmmm :)
All the Gkids had a blast. My mom made all the Gdaughters matching skirts for Christmas. They wore them that night just for her! We couldn't tell any of the kids about the party until the day of in fear they would spill the beans to Gma!
Macaroni Grill.... yummm
Welcoming all the guests
Tired Kevin - He was on daddy duty all night. Actually, most of the dads were on duty that night ;)
The Hurleys and Andrus's
When my mom and I were "planning" her party, she really wanted to play games. We decided on a bunko tournament. It was the perfect party game and everyone had a lot of fun.
Happy Birthday Gma!
As a gift from all of us kids, we made a digital scrapbook that included photos from our childhood to adulthood that featured Gma of course.
Tired Kevin - He was on daddy duty all night. Actually, most of the dads were on duty that night ;)
The Hurleys and Andrus's
When my mom and I were "planning" her party, she really wanted to play games. We decided on a bunko tournament. It was the perfect party game and everyone had a lot of fun.
Happy Birthday Gma!
As a gift from all of us kids, we made a digital scrapbook that included photos from our childhood to adulthood that featured Gma of course. 
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You guys are great kids! What a fun birthday for your mom.
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