Telling the Michels

We returned from Peru early in morning on Saturday, January 2nd. Our flight back was overnight, so when we arrived we had slept very little and were ready for some rest. We decided to grab a bite to eat with Jordan's mom, Debbie, and grandma, Nana (who very nicely agreed to pick us up from the airport so our car wasn't parked there for 2 weeks) and then go home for some rest. After a nap, we got all of the Christmas gifts together for Jordan's family and then went over to their house to visit with family that was in from out of town, exchange gifts, and of course, tell them our exciting news!
When we were in New York, there had been an outdoor sale that we perused for awhile. They were selling all kinds of random things, and one of the things that Jordan found was a onesie with a print of a rooster. Debbie really likes roosters, so he purchased the onesie, planning that we would use this to tell them the news. We had folded the onesie up so that you couldn't see the arms or the snaps, only the rooster. At first glance, it looked like a napkin or something (we hoped).
It wasn't really time to open gifts yet, so we had to finagle a way to have Debbie open just that one gift. We told her that she should just open this one right now, because it was kind of a joke rather than a real Christmas present and everyone in the family, including the out-of-towners, would probably like to see it. She finally agreed and sat down to open the gift. We got this one on video too!

I have to say Jordan's family's reaction makes for a better video. While both of our moms seemed to be speechless, Jordan's aunt was there when Debbie opened the onesie, and she exclaimed aloud so that everyone in the room knew what was going on. Since my mom was speechless and no one else but me and Jordan knew what was going on, it took a little longer in my family's video for everyone to catch on, which doesn't make for as exciting of a video. They both make me tear up a little every time I watch them though, and that is good video in any case!