Monday, September 21, 2009

Surprise!

I woke up yesterday morning at 7 a.m. to get ready for church. I heard my cell phone beep. It's not uncommon for me to have someone call me on Sunday morning to ask for me to fill in and teach their Sunday School or Primary class, so I thought nothing of it.

After I got ready for church, we were eating breakfast, and Tony reminded me to check my phone. As you have probably guessed, it wasn't somebody from church - it was Faline. She and her family had an 8-hour layover at JFK, and wanted to know if they could spend a few hours with us. It was short, but a wonderful visit!

Faline, Glen, Carson, Shanda, Jason, Tegan, Janica, and Kierra all came to visit us. Tony cooked a pork butt in his new smoker he got for his birthday. It was delicious!
Janica couldn't take all the excitement, and fell asleep in our guest room.

Kierra loved playing with Michael's robot and other stuffed animals.

Tegan, Carson, Nicholas, and Michael had fun playing in our basement.

We had a great time visiting with everybody! Shanda and Faline have some great ideas about our reunion at Disney. I am very excited about having a Grand Gathering while we're there, and we will definitely look into it!

So many times, the moments that are unexpected are the nicest. Thank you, Faline and family, for making our Sunday so wonderful!