Surprise!!!!

Matt's family caught us COMPLETELY off guard with a surprise baby shower last night. We thought that we were going to a surprise retirement party for Mary (Matt's mom), and Matt's mom thought she was going to a surprise baby shower. Well, Mary arrived at the party at 5:30, & was surprised with her retirement party. We arrived at 6:30, & were surprised with our baby shower! When we pulled up to the house, everyone was standing on the porch holding signs that spelled out, "Welcome Baby Reese".



Matt & I thought that it was so sweet (and of course it made me get all choked up), but we still didn't get it. We just thought that everyone was being sweet & welcoming Reese to the party (uhm, in a really big way!), but we didn't realize that the party was for us. It took a few minutes, and the realization that Matt's mom was already at the party before we started to understand that we were being thrown a baby shower. When we walked into the house, there was a huge picture of Reese above the fireplace that said, "Welcome to the family, Reese Sophia Gunier". I, of course, started crying when I saw it. Matt said he got choked up too, but don't tell him that I told you that. :)



There were balloons, an adorable cake, & baby gifts everywhere inside. It was so incredibly sweet and unexpected. We felt so loved, & everyone was so excited to welcome Reese to the family. Reese had such a great time that she even slept for almost 6 hours straight last night to celebrate!!! Woohoo!!!