Sorry for the absence of the YW birthday surprise picture. I (Sydney, yes I'm FINALLY blogging) had it on my phone so Josh couldn't put it on. So, here it is!

For those of you who don't know this story I will tell it now. About a month ago Fatima (the woman in plaid in the pic) asked me when my birthday was. I was picking up her girls for a sleepover at the time and she was saying, "You do too much. Ah. Too many girls at your house."(In a Nigerian accent.) I had only been YW president for about a month so I thought it was funny that she was saying this. Maybe her love for Josh was rubbing off on me. In any case, I told her my birthday was in April and she went to work planning a surprise birthday party for me. Thanks to secret phone calls to Josh and help from a friend, Crystal, I walked into the church to all my young women shouting, "Happy Birthday!" Fatima snapping pictures of me with a disposable camera, balloons, a feast that Fatima had made for me, a cake, and a card signed by everyone with a $40 money order inside. Needless to say, I was blown away. After receiving hugs from everyone Fatima wanted me to sit down in front of the table to take pictures. I was more than willing, but had to laugh when she kept telling me, "I want you to hold your babies for the picture." Apparently "my babies" were actually Crystal's kids Ellie and Solomon and Fatima even made me pose for a picture with just me and Ellie. She's too funny.

And there you have it. My Birthday surprise. I really do feel lucky.