Telling Kyle's Family...

Alright so we left off with me starting to feel a little better but not great. We were worried I wasn't going to be able to drive in a car for 20 hours to Missouri. I ended up feeling pretty awful the day before we were supposed to go but luckily the drive went great and I felt fine the entire time.

Kyle on the other hand, lost his voice. He sounded like a 60 year old smoker lady. I felt bad but it was also hilarious! But you could barely hear him. And his family is loud.

We got to Kyle's parents house at about 12:20. His mom came running and screaming out to us when we pulled up. The rest of the family followed...

We were exhausted (got up at 2:30 in the morning and drove straight through!) but we had to tell them the exciting news still...

There is a movie called Hot Rod. If you haven't seen it, it is kind of random but I was introduced to it back in '09 by Kyle's family. They love that movie. There is a part where Rod (the main character) is explaining his plan and when he is done he says "Let's Celebrate." And then you see them all in this room calmly popping bubble wrap.

Over the past year Kyle and I had acquired quite a bit of bubble wrap from various things and set it aside because we knew an occasion would arise for a bubble wrap celebration. Well earlier on I had gotten the idea to wrap the bubble wrap in a box and have his family open it and take a sheet of bubble wrap. We would then tell them I was pregnant and then we would pop the bubble wrap to celebrate... I forgot though that his family is crazy and loud - in a good way!

So it went a little more like this:

Kayla: We have a present for you to open now

Siblings: OK! Sweet!

*everyone gathers into the family room and Kassidi and Devin start tearing into the present*

*meanwhile, Gerard walks away and starts going upstairs*

*Kyle is trying to yell over everyone and tell them to calm down so we can give them a reason to celebrate*

Devin and Kassidi: BUBBLE WRAP!

At this point, Mallory jumped in and the bubble wrap is laying all over the floor and they are jumping on it and so excited for a box of bubble wrap.

Mom: GUYS! They are trying to tell us something!

Kyle: The reason you are getting bubble wrap is because Kayla is pregnant.

*Everyone proceeded to pop bubble wrap and be excited. About a minute later dad came and gave me a hug*

It did not go as I had planned or imagined but it was perfect. It was better than I planned and I wish I had thought of getting it on camera! I just love that they were just glad to get some bubble wrap. Now I know what to get them every year for Christmas!