Wow! Thanksgiving week was insane at our house this year but none of us would have had it any other way!
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 24th:
ROBERT CAME HOME! We all met at mom and dads house around 10:00. We watched online as Robert's plane was flying from Georgia to Utah. It didn't go fast enough! Grandma Faraway and George came down to celebrate with us which was a lot of fun. At 12:00 this beaut arrived:
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 24th:
ROBERT CAME HOME! We all met at mom and dads house around 10:00. We watched online as Robert's plane was flying from Georgia to Utah. It didn't go fast enough! Grandma Faraway and George came down to celebrate with us which was a lot of fun. At 12:00 this beaut arrived:
to take us to the airport. We figured this was the best way for us to all ALL fit in one car and no one had to drive! We were on our way to pick up our sweet missionary! We got there with about 15 minutes before he arrived.
(Benji,Em,Mom, Dad, Me, George, G-ma)
We were all waiting at the bottom of the stairs all eyes glued to the top of the stairs and we saw a bright pink tie and all started screaming. We knew that was him without even being able to see the rest of him! He headed down and kindly pushed past the people in front up him, threw his suitcase to the side and ran straight to hug his mom! It was the sweetest thing ever.
There may have been some tears...
Back together!
So handsome!
Proud Dad!
Welcome Home Kiddo!
And his first request was a big juicy burger. So, after he was released the whole fam and a few friends headed to Red Robin to celebrate!
THURSDAY-THANKSGIVING DAY!Thursday morning we met at mom & dad's again fairly early and started cooking Thanksgiving dinner. This year was the biggest group we've had to date- 17 people! It was fun!
1 RM
2 parents
1 friend
2 sisters
2 brothers in law
2 grandma's
2 uncles
1 aunt
4 cousins
and a partridge in a pear tree...
After the crowd died down a bit we played a few hands of hand and foot and went to bed late after staying up laughing! It was wonderful!
BLACK FRIDAY:
I slept over at mom and dad's and Robert and I got up at 4:00AM to go hit the stores. Crazy? Um... YES! We didn't get anything for an insane deal, but we had fun. I loved just being with my sweet brother again. It was awesome. We laughed and talked and I have missed him terribly! Last stop- Ernie's for breakfast, one of Roberto's favorites. Yum! And a few hours later we headed down to the Spanish Fork fairgrounds to go to their Christmas boutique. Robert was in heaven, there were 3 Peruvian booths. He was talking up a storm to the owners of the booths and even bought some of their Christmas bread/cake that he had learned to love. It was really neat! I got to hear his Spanish in action and he sounds amazing!
SATURDAY:
Robert was able to see the last BYU game of the season (this kid is a HUGE BYU fan!!) We didn't go down that day but heard it was a good group that showed up.
SUNDAY:
HOMECOMING! Robert gave a wonderful talk in church speaking about a few of the experiences he had in Peru. He did a great job. We headed back to mom and dad's for friends and relatives to come over and see the RM. Emily had prepared a BEAUTIFUL table scape with a missionary suit theme and sweets. She sewed a tablecloth that was suit material with a button shirt runner. It was so cute! She also made some cake stands with dad's help. She did a gorgeous job!
Martha Stewart herself with gorgeous grandma faraway!
Friends Shot
1 RM2 parents
1 friend
2 sisters
2 brothers in law
2 grandma's
2 uncles
1 aunt
4 cousins
and a partridge in a pear tree...
After the crowd died down a bit we played a few hands of hand and foot and went to bed late after staying up laughing! It was wonderful!
BLACK FRIDAY:
I slept over at mom and dad's and Robert and I got up at 4:00AM to go hit the stores. Crazy? Um... YES! We didn't get anything for an insane deal, but we had fun. I loved just being with my sweet brother again. It was awesome. We laughed and talked and I have missed him terribly! Last stop- Ernie's for breakfast, one of Roberto's favorites. Yum! And a few hours later we headed down to the Spanish Fork fairgrounds to go to their Christmas boutique. Robert was in heaven, there were 3 Peruvian booths. He was talking up a storm to the owners of the booths and even bought some of their Christmas bread/cake that he had learned to love. It was really neat! I got to hear his Spanish in action and he sounds amazing!
SATURDAY:
Robert was able to see the last BYU game of the season (this kid is a HUGE BYU fan!!) We didn't go down that day but heard it was a good group that showed up.
SUNDAY:
HOMECOMING! Robert gave a wonderful talk in church speaking about a few of the experiences he had in Peru. He did a great job. We headed back to mom and dad's for friends and relatives to come over and see the RM. Emily had prepared a BEAUTIFUL table scape with a missionary suit theme and sweets. She sewed a tablecloth that was suit material with a button shirt runner. It was so cute! She also made some cake stands with dad's help. She did a gorgeous job!
Martha Stewart herself with gorgeous grandma faraway!
Friends ShotSO SO happy to have this sweet guy home. We love you Robert!!
And... if there are any single ladies out there- give him a call!
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