Birthday surprise for Erin!

Erin's birthday was Saturday. She thought that she had planned a small trip to IHOP for her family to celebrate with her before she went to work. Little did she know that she was playing right into a plan that had been hatched nearly a month earlier.

After much consulting with Erin's mom and AJ, it was decided that the party would be at IHOP. Erin's a breakfast girl, which is great because that was about the only time she had to celebrate in her jam-packed weekend. A secret Facebook group was organized, and guests were invited. When Cheyrl came to town, we picked out party hats and a sash for the birthday girl. Tracy came the night before to help make cupcakes and wrap presents.

Then the big day: We had party hats, presents and pancakes! Erin arrived a little earlier than planned, but everything worked out. The people at IHOP were great, especially our waiter Ryan. He got Erin some birthday ice cream while we were waiting for our food to come out...and you know what that means! The IHOP crew crowded around to chant a happy birthday cheer for her.

Erin got a few small presents, including a kitty sticker book and Care Bear disks for her new Viewmaster viewfinder.


Check out the great people and the great food. I'm just so glad that we could get together to celebrate. I'm blessed to have such great friends.


Happy birthday, Erin!