My beautiful mother turned 50 years old on the 4th of July! The best part was all of us kids were able to pull off a big birthday surprise together to show her how amazing she is.We orchestrated 50 surprises for the entire week before her big day. Each surprise was personal and specific to what we know she loves. It was so great to see each of my sibs use there awesome talents to make this come together. Thanks to all my bros and sisters!
We started off the week with a surprise musical number in sacrament meeting, singing her favorite hymn. Anyone who knows my mom knows that she has been volunteering her children to sing musical numbers since Drew could talk. And we always give her a little grief, so doing this without her prodding was something of a mini-miracle.
The rest of the week was full of things like her favorite candies, fixing thing around the house, doing yard work, vacuuming out her van, surprise gift cards, girl's lunch out, and lots more.
Girls lunch at Cow Creek. Missing a few of our sisters and nieces!
The day of her birthday was spent all together, celebrating her birth, as well as the birth of this great nation. We did the park/bbq thing, played some basketball in the hot summer sun, and had a giant sleep over at Drew and Lara's house. Once again, they were the most gracious of hosts.
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Nana with all her grand kids! Five grandsons and four granddaughters. Another Hepworth baby coming in December.
The last few surprises were extra extraordinary! Dustin baked and decorated mom's cake, complete with a chocolate figure representing each family member. Can you tell who is who? (hint: Riley's the one in the pharmacist coat.)
My dad was in charge of #50. He put so much effort into finding a beautiful mothers ring and even kept it secret from her. She had no idea until she opened it!
I hope our efforts helped her realize how loved and needed she is. She's the anchor to our family and I'm forever and eternally gratefully grateful that I get to be her daughter and part of this family.
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I thought i posted on here already, but don't see the comment, so I'll try again! Your mom is lovely and you kids are pretty awesome to celebrate her this way! (When i turn 50, you and your siblings can pretend to be my kids, okay? Okay!)
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