The BIG Surprise!!!

Jeff and I planned a surprise for our boys on the evening of their first day of school.  We knew that the transition to a new school, a new church, and not having mom at school every day would be difficult.  We wanted the kids to have something to look forward to on the tough days ahead...sooooooo....are you ready???

When the kids got home from school, there was a wrapped gift in the living room.  They wanted to dive into it!!!  We explained why we were giving them this BIG surprise...1,2,3...GO!!!!

A Mickey Mouse balloon pops up out of the box and Braydon says, "A balloon mom, really?"  He couldn't believe that ALL this hype was for a balloon...LOL!!!  I instructed them to find the note...

Braydon with his "Seriously, Mom?!?!?!?" look!

Bryce didn't believe Braydon...so, he needed to read the letter himself!

My parents took us to Disney three years ago and we weren't sure if we would ever make it back.  The TeacherPalooza sale that I had several weeks ago produced enough money for me to take my children to Disney!  To all of you that came, THANK YOU!!!  I am truly giddy with excitement that we are going back AND that we have the funds to do this so easily!  We are even going to fly but shhhhh...the kids don't know that part yet.  We are giving them that little nugget at Christmas time :)  My boys have never flown before...I can't wait!

To end our evening, Jeff made a kid friendly dinner...chicken nuggets and macaroni & cheese.  To celebrate, I had Mickey plates, cups, and food flags for our dinner.  We had so much fun dreaming about  our trip...Disney, here we come!!!!