Eric Reed was busy getting ready for a very happy occasion. He had always wanted to be a professional photographer and five years ago he had gone to Hallmark School of Photography. He now had a job that he liked and today he was going to do photography for the famous lawyer Perry Mason and his wife. They had adopted a little girl and there was going to be a celebration at one of the most prestigious restaurants in town the Kavanaugh.

He was going to take pictures and videos, but the main focus was going to be on the little girl who had been adopted Sally. He was bringing his wife along to help him, as the job was going to be so large.

Meanwhile, Della had gone to Lori's house to work on the surprise party. She had never realized how hard it was to hide something from an inquisitive little girl. Sally was smart and always wanted to know what was going on in the house. Even with her working in the office, it had been hard to keep things quiet.

But today daddy had told Sally that they were going to have a daddy daughter day and Sally had been very happy about that. They were going to be going swimming and Paul and his son were coming over. She kissed her mom good-bye and went to the den to be with her dad.

Sally loved her daddy and the feel of him next to her. She hugged him and then set back to watch a cartoon. That was when she heard the doorbell ring. Sally jumped up to answer the door and let her Uncle Paul and her friend Paul Jr in. She was a little disappointed that the baby wasn't coming over, but her dad had explained that when babies are first born they need to stay at home for a while. He told her that Aunt Sue needed to get a lot of rest too. So she was glad that her friend Paul could come over anyways. The two friends went into the backyard and the dad's sat out on the patio to keep an eye on them.

As Della pulled into the house that had once belonged to her, she thought of how she missed it sometimes. The house was a small home, but it had been her and Lori's home for about five years. As she got out of the car and reached into the back seat to get some things Lori came out to help her.

Mike had been in the back when Della had pulled up. He hurried out to help the two sisters. They were both now very pregnant and he did not want to have anything happen to them or their babies. Della had all kinds of things for the party and there was going to be a large crowd.

She had invited a few of Sally's school friends and a couple of friends from the neighborhood. She had been careful to make sure that there was going to be boys there, for Paul Jr. She did not want him to be the only boy. Her parents were already here and were so excited to meet the little girl. Dave, Perry's brother had come in the night before as were Perry's mother and father. Dave had met Sally, but her mother and father in law had not and they were looking forward to meeting her very much.

As Lori and Della got the party favors ready they laughed and joked. Sue insisted on coming over and the baby was there in the kitchen sleeping peacefully next to them. Both Lori and Della could not wait for their babies to be born either. But they did not have long to wait and right now they were celebrating the adoption of Sally.

The two of them worked on everything for the entire morning. They talked to the manager at the Kavanoughs and everything was all set for the next day at one. As the day wound down they called the guys and everyone decided to come over for a barb-q.

Mike put everything for the party in the back of Della's car and they waited for the men to come on over. As the three men and the little girl that had been their life for the past few months came in Della just smiled. Sally was carrying a bag of chips with some dip and gave it to her. "This is for the barb-q." she told her.

Della smiled and gave the little girl a hug. Sally saw the baby and ran right over to her, but Della caught her by the arm and told her "Don't disturb the bay. You can look but you cannot touch without first asking Aunt Sue or Uncle Paul, all right?" she told her.

The barb-q was fun and now they had three children to enjoy their time with. Everyone had such a good time and the food was all gone. Sally helped bring in the dirty dishes and cleaned them off before Della and Lori put them in the dishwasher. Sue was tired and the Drake's went home early.

The Mason family stayed until about eight and then went home themselves. Perry enjoyed the barb q more than he had thought that he would. He knew that his parents and brother would be in town soon for the party and he could not wait.

As they put Sally to bed, they went into the study where they could talk and watch Sally as she slept. Della sat next to her husband and smiled at him. He was such a kind man and he really did love their little girl. "Everything is ready for the party tomorrow. We have about seventy people coming including fifteen children. We will all be meeting at Kavanough's at eleven to help set up for the party. Both your mom and my mom will be there to help. I am so glad that they have accepted Sally into their lives." and gave him a big hug.

They had a photographer to do the party and lots of food. The Kavanough had done them right many times, and they were sure that this party was going to be a good one. Della had been contacted by Mary Lawrence who was the society column writer for the local paper. This was going to make the society page.

The next day all of the women met together to put up the party favors and get everything ready for the party. They hung streamers and took a look for the first time at the large adoption cake. It was going to be a lot of fun. Perry's mother and Della and Lori's mother both worked hard and helped out a lot. They both could not wait to meet their new grandchild.

Meanwhile Perry was busy at home with the twenty questions? "Why isn't mommy home? Do I have to wear a party dress? Are we going to the Kavanough without mommy? Where will we meet?" she asked.

Perry smiled down at her, and fixed her hair. "So many questions and such a little girl. We are going to have lunch at the Kavanough and yes mommy will be there. Now, come on we don't want to be late."

As the group of people started to arrive, Della was pleased at the turnout. Everyone who had been invited was there and there were plenty of children to make Sally more comfortable. She got the call from Perry that they were on their way upstairs and everyone got ready for the grand entrance.

Sally was holding her daddy's hand when they walked in the room and everyone yelled surprise. Sally was a big girl and did not want to cry, but the tears came anyways. It was wonderful she was really special she not only had a birthday, but she had an adoption day.

As she met her grandparents for the first time, she liked them. They were nice and grandpa Mason looked just like her daddy. She played games and blew out the candle that was on the cake. She had two hot dogs a lot of chips. She also had a big piece of cake.

The man kept coming over and taking pictures. Mr, Reed was always flashing his camera and Sally smiled for every one of them. As the party started to come to an end Sally thanked everyone for their gifts and invited them to come over and see her and her mommy and daddy anytime.

A lady named Mrs. Lawrence had talked to her about how her life was now. She had talked to her about her birth mommy and daddy. She missed them both so much, but she had been lucky and found the Mason's. The lady has smiled at her as she had watched Sally go over and play with the other children.

Sally looked at all of the gifts that she had gotten. She had a ton of new clothes and some video games. She also got gift certificates from people. It had been just like Christmas and she kissed her mommy and daddy thank you. She also made a special point of kissing and thanking her grandparents Uncle Dave Uncle Mike and Uncle Paul, and then kissed Aunt Loir and Aunt Sue. Paul Jr and Sally had their hands full as they helped carry the things down. They had become the best of friends and everyone smiled as the party ended.