Happy 50th Grandma Julie!!!

The lake is one of my mom's favorite places to be, so we planned a small surprise birthday party for her while we were there to honor her 50 fabulous years of life! Her actual birthday isn't until August 14th, but we thought we'd catch her off guard by celebrating a month early. My grandma's sister owns the home next to them so some of mom's extended cousins were able to join as well as my grandma's other sister. We headed to an authentic mexican restaurant (one of her loves) for an early dinner, and upon our arrival she couldn't quite figure out who's birthday we were celebrating as everyone shouted, "Happy birthday!" It wasn't until I said, "Happy 50th mom" that she caught on. We enjoyed great food and company. Mom received round diamond earrings studs from the family and LOVED them. Afterwards, we headed back to the lake and ate a yummy ice cream cake from Dairy Queen. Steve's parents were there to help celebrate as well...so fun! Happy 50th mom...we love you madly!