Surprise Visit to TN!!

We just got home last night from a surprise visit to the family (Abby's) on their summer camping trip and so now the news is finally out!!

My parents didn't know we were coming, much less that they were just about to find out they are going to be first time grandparents! It was a double whammy surprise (just keepin' things spicy for them!!).


See this post (third paragraph) for more details about the surprise.


Everything went just as planned, even better actually, it was awesome! We decided to go straight from the airport to Shelley's office to surprise her first. She was so shocked just to see us there that she didn't hear me call her Auntie Shelley. She was crying and blubbering about us just being here, but then I told her I was having a baby! Well that just brought more tears and laughter and blubbering questions..she was shocked to say the least (I will post the video as soon as I get a chance!) It's hilariously sweet!

Surprising "Auntie Shelley" at work on Friday morning.....







Here we are with "Auntie Shelley".


Then, we all 3 drove over to the campground together to surprise the fam. Everything was awesome. We had printed a "script" for the park ranger to read to the group. It was a list of rules, we told her to sound very formal and serious as she read. As she got toward the end, she said, "And lastly, these rules are very important, but I really came here today to congratulate Rusty and Terry Long, because you will be grandparents in November!"

Here we are sneaking around the woods to the site... (Shelley was video taping).


As we came around the corner, every one screamed and laughed and cried. It was quite a scene.



Not very good pics of the moment, but the video is coming out soon!!


Mom (or should I say Grandma) and me!! Mom is crying, I am loving every second of the shock factor!!



Is this the face of a proud grandpa or what?

Words can't describe the shock on their faces, and money can't buy that kind of joy. It was unforgettable.

There are MUCH more pictures from the trip posted here:


Michael rubs and pats the baby belly all the time....

He thinks my belly button is a microphone...so he talks into it and says, "Is this thing on?"

He's a goofball!!

I am 16 1/2 weeks today!! Hooray!