I headed to Kansas the weekend of Father's Day (i would be spending that week on Tabor's campus). I stayed overnight with my Mom on Friday night in Salina. She knew we had been trying for a baby so of course she asked if I was pregnant. And I lied straight to her face. (forgive me Mom). I had it all planned out when I would tell her, my sister and Dad and really wanted to wait for that. I attended Dallas and Megan Pruitt's wedding the next day (Saturday) and planned to tell my family that evening. I had asked my Dad to come to my sister's house to celebrate Father's Day with an ice cream cake. Dairy Queen ice cream cake has always been a favorite in my family, I think my Dad was more excited to eat that than to see me. ;)
My mom waited in the car (per my request) when I ran in to get the ice cream cake. I had them put it in a paper bag so no one could see it. We went to my sister's house, talked about life (i think my sister asked me if was pregnant too, sorry I lied Ang) all the while me feeling more and more nervous. Looking back, I don't know why I was nervous, I knew they would be excited, I guess I just wanted it all to be perfect.
Finally, I called everyone into the kitchen to dive into our cake. Dad did the honors while Mom and Angela went talking in another part of the kitchen. I wanted them all gathered around the table but I thought it would be a bit obvious to draw attention to that. So I stood by the table while Dad tore back the paper sack. Here is what he found:
So how did we tell Ryan's family? We thought they were coming to visit us the weekend before Father's Day so we planned to tell them in person. However, a change in their plans challenged us to be creative once again. We didn't want to just tell them over the phone so we decided to send them a onesie in the mail. Ryan bought it (i was in KS for my job) and put it inside a card we sent to his Dad for Father's Day. Special instructions said to open it with his Mom. The card read: "You won't be the only one celebrating Father's Day next year. We have news. Call us!" I didn't think I would be home when they called but God worked it out that I had come back from KS just in time. It was so fun to hear their excitement over the phone! And get this, Ryan even bought a long-sleeved onesie-perfect since we are going to have a winter baby. If you asked him, he would say it was by accident but I don't believe in accidents, I believe in a God who has a purpose for everything!