Happy 40th!!!

We had a milestone birthday in the family this year....Tyler turned 40! For his 30th birthday, I planned a surprise party, so I knew I needed to come up with something fun for this new decade. This time, I didn't plan one big surprise, but planned a bunch of smaller ones. He knew we were going to head to Carmi for the weekend to celebrate, but that was about all I clued him into. We headed down on his actual birthday, June 1. When we got there, Aunt D was there to surprise him. Everyone was so happy to see her (the only other person who knew was Joel....I had to tell him because he was super upset about going to Carmi and missing his soccer tournament, but knowing that Aunt D would be there made it all worth it). That night, we celebrated with pizza and an ice cream cake....and lots of fun decorations!

We spent the next morning hanging out and catching up. The kids enjoyed the time with Grandpa, Grandma, and Aunt D. Leah helped a lot in the kitchen, Joel played tons of pool, and Caleb loved getting in lots of driving practice with Grandpa Ron. The next surprise came that afternoon when Tyler's best friend (who lives in Houston and drove through the night to Carmi) showed up at his parents' house. He was so shocked to see Matt and the two had a blast catching up all afternoon and evening. We ended the evening with a huge meal and more cake.

Saturday morning was more of the same....time to catch up and hang out at home. That afternoon, the kids took off to Evansville for a fun afternoon while we got ready for the next surprise adventure. We met up with Matt, Meredith, and Grant and headed to Evansville to see a hilarious comedian (Nate Bargatze). We had an awesome time and laughed SO much!

We woke up on our last morning and headed over to Uncle Randy and Aunt Sharon's for a yummy breakfast. We loved getting to catch up with them and definitely wished we had more time to hang, but they were heading out of town and we had to get back home before the busy week of camps began. Thankfully, we got the joy of bringing Aunt D home with us for the week! We loved having her here and treasured the memories made with her. Overall it was definitely a fun-filled week of surprises for a really special guy! We loved getting to spoil him like he deserves :)