Having Anna's birthday party in Wilmington was wonderful, but it was really only a ploy by the Collins siblings to get everyone in Wilmington without our parents being suspicious so we could surprise them for their anniversary. Their 35th wedding anniversary was on September 6th and they celebrated with a much-deserved trip to the Rocky Mountains and Yellowstone National Park in August. They had such a blast, they are already talking about when they are going back.
The siblings and significant others decided last spring that we wanted to do something special for them, so we concocted this "Anna birthday in Wilmington" idea to get everyone home, and then planned to take them to a special dinner at The Oceanic (one of their favorite restaurants). We just told them to be ready at 5:30 with black tops on...otherwise they knew nothing! It felt so great to surprise them! The stars further aligned and we were able to get a special family friend, Jack Upton, to meet us at the restaurant and take some family pictures. We are forever kicking ourselves after those rare occasions that all of us are together because we always forget to take a family picture. This time, we were prepared! We had a great night and now have some very precious family photos to show for it. Thanks so much, Jack!
Happy Anniversary Mom and Daddy!
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