SURPRISE!!!!!

Last night I completely surprised Brad with a party in his honor. He thought we were going to Pump It Up for a friend's daughter's birthday party when in reality it was a graduation party with all our friends and their kids. He had no clue! We had 22 kids and 23 adults!
The "boy" came out of every man and they were quickly deep in competition and dripping with sweat!

Baileigh and her friend Maddy duking it out in the ring! It was so funny trying to see them boxing while giggling.
I think Mckenna has a future as an American Gladiator. She looked like a natural all suited up in her gear and was really aggressive...thankfully her and Emma hugged and remained friends afterwards.
Brad was brave enough to challenge me to a round in the ring. I think instead of counseling, every couple should keep an inflatable ring and giant gloves in the backyard...it was very therapeutic!

After an hour in a half of jumping everyone had worked up an appetite.
Not only was Brad initially surprised, I think he was also embarrassed and upset. He isn't big on surprises or being the center of attention...I think he liked it and enjoyed himself after seeing how much fun everyone had and how hard I was trying to make it more of a party to show appreciation to our friends for their support rather then making it all about him.
Something really funny was the fact that there were two sets of our friends at the party that hadn't seen each other since Brad threw me a surprise 30th party back in 2004 when we lived in New Jersey during our last assignment! Maybe we'll be back in another 4 or 5 years and we can celebrate our 40th birthdays with these friends!