Grandma Jo's 70th Birthday Surprise

Oliver's grandma Jo Ann turned 70 on November 16th. We were all planning to go to Quincy to visit her for Thanksgiving, so we hadn't planned to go over for her birthday too. Katie and I worked hard on a photobook for Jo Ann of both her grandbabies. Katie mentioned that Jo Ann would love it if we could give it to her in person. So we started planning a surprise trip over with the Babies a few days before her birthday. Now anyone with a baby under 1 knows that it is no small feat to pack them up and travel with them for hours in a car. Katie and Savannah were planning to take the clipper from Victoria the night before but at the last minute they learned the weather was too ruff so it was cancelled. They offered to bus everyone over on the BC ferries, so off they went. They left at 5pm and the bus didn't get to Seattle until 1AM! After that, though, things went much smoother. We loaded the two babies up in the car and drove over the pass on a gorgeous day. We told Jo Ann we would skype her so she could see Oliver. We then told her it wasn't working. She was so disappointed! Then the doorbell rang....

She was so surprised!!

Laura had to be in school that day, but we all met her for lunch.

Savannah is so sweet!

Oliver loves his grandma

And she loves him

Happy Birthday Jo Ann!!