A fabulous surprise!

So, last Friday was a normal day like any other. I got up early, drove to work, worked all day, and drove home in the evening. I finally got in touch with Rochelle after weeks of phone tag, so she kept me entertained most of my drive home with stories of the Chan babies, etc. It was so good to finally catch up with her that I sat in my car for an extra 15-20 minutes in front of my sister's house just talking away, until Laura and Tay-Tay finally came out on the porch and told me that Tay needed some Auntie time. I went inside and hung out in the kitchen, chatting with Laura and Sacha about the day until Sach finally said, "Hey, we're hungry and want to go out to eat! Will you go get changed so we can go?" I walked upstairs, turned into my room, and there was BARAK! I screamed so hard it made his ears ring, threw my purse at him and fell on the floor in shock... the good kind of shock! It was such a great surprise that he planned this whole weekend trip to visit me without me even suspecting a thing! Turns out he called Sacha the day before to find out a good time to come visit and they said, "Come tomorrow!" And he did! We couldn't have planned it out better if we tried. My sister Suzanne and her husband Andrew were visiting the same weekend, so it ended up being a gigantic, fun event with family and friends all weekend long! Here are some pictures of my moment of shock (or shortly thereafter), dinner with the Lindekens gang, and other family times from last weekend.