Surprise!

Okay I'm going to tell you all about my wonderful weekend. So I knew that my Grandma Knapp and her sisters and my aunt Margret were going to be coming to Arizona for Aunt Joan's granddaughter Alexis's wedding. Grandma called last Sunday and said that we'd like to get together and eat once we get off the plane and before we go to Sheila's house. I said okay I'll meet you wherever you want. They decided on the Sweet Tomatoe, which is a soup and salad bar place down the road from where we live. So all week I had been counting down the days until they got here and I was so excited and I even had the girls at work excited because of my count down. Well, when the day finally came I was afraid that I wouldn't get out on time but Heavenly Father knew how excited I was and how much I needed to see them so I got out early even with the schedule that we had it was amazing! On my way home I usually call my mom and see how her day was so I called and her phone was off so I called the house thinking maybe she had the day off. I got Clay and he was acting kind of funny but I didn't think anything of it and then I talked to Dad and he said she was working so I just assumed that she had forgot to turn her phone on. I had a great talk with Dad and then got home and got ready for dinner. Aunt Kerma called and said that they landed and were on their way and would meet us at the resturant at about 6:40. Landon and I waited until it was about 6:30 and stopped and got gas before we went over. When we got there we didn't know if we should wait outside or inside, so we went in to see and Aunt Joan and Grandma were standing at the door waiting for us. I was all excited and hugged Grandma and then we got in line and she told us they were out on the patio. We got our food and headed out to the patio and at the door Grandma grabbed my tray and I got hugged by Aunt Kerma and Aunt Utahna and they had a video camera going so I was trying my hardest to avoid that but they kept saying look at the camera and say hi so I looked up and said hi and then they moved out of the way and there stood my MOTHER!!! I couldn't believe my eyes! I of course started to cry and hugged her and just kept on crying. I couldn't help myself. It was the best surprise ever and nobody even gave me a clue that she was coming. The whole rest of the night I just couldn't believe it and I couldn't stop shaking. I'm surprised that I didn't drop something. It was amazing, we had a great night talking and laughing and eating. Then they went to Aunt Sheila's house and since it was close to 9 Landon and I went home so that they could go to sleep even though that didn't happen. Once I get the video of my reaction I'll see if I can post it cause I'm sure its priceless.

Okay so the next day I got work off so that I could spend the day with them. We went to the temple for Alexis's wedding which was beautiful. Afterwards we went and ate, went back to the visitors center by the temple to look at an art gallery they had displaying and then back to Sheila's house to relax before the reception. After a few hours we went to the reception and ate again and talked and then after the reception Landon and I brought my Mom to our house to show her around our small cozy little place. It was great and then we sat and talked until the others got back to Sheila's then I took her back there for the night. I still can't believe that she's here but I wasn't going to take any time for granted.

Okay so one to Saturday, we decided to try and go to the Botanical Gardens cause they were having a blown glass exibit but once we got there they only let you in if you had reservations cause they were completely full. So we went to plan two, The Zoo! I was so glad we got to go to the zoo I've been bugging Landon to take me and now we got to go. I'm just like a little kid I love the zoo! It was pretty funny two cause we only had the 7 month old Joshua with us and no other little kids! But we had lots and lots of fun! We were there for most of the day, so afterwards we did a little shopping to get souvenirs and then back to Sheila's to rest for the day. We sat around and talked and laughed and teased each other and just had fun enjoying each others company until it was time for bed again.

This morning we went to an 8 o'clock ward for sacrament meeting and sunday school and then ran back to Sheila's for them to change and pack and then we headed off to the airport. Once we got there we got everyone and everything inside and sat off to the side to eat some leftovers before they headed to get on the plane. This visit may have been short but I'll take it. I was so excited to have them come down and be able to spent time with them. It was hard to see them go but I'll be home in two months and can't wait cause I'll be able to spend more time with them and everyone else too. I love you all!!!

Here are some pics of our weekend!This is the resturant that they surprised me at.

Grandma Knapp, Aunt Utahna, Aunt Margret, Mom, Aunt Joan, Aunt Kerma, and Julianne.

Landon at the Zoo!
The Lion
The Watusi Cattle that Landon wants
Mom, Me & Landon