School's Out

We're so excited that Tyler is done with his first year of medical school. He worked so hard and did SO well; I'm so proud of my smarty pants husband. We're really happy to be able to spend time with him this summer. Jacoby likes to ask Jacoby each day when he gets home if he has to go to school tonight and now Tyler gets to say no. They have been having lots of fun together.
Tyler, you shouldn't have done that, the sun didn't give you the tan you were hoping for. :) He got fried! I guess when you don't really see the sun at all for nine months, this is what happens.

Jacoby tackled Tyler right when he walked in the door the last day of school. He had balloons waiting for him!

We went to dinner that night with all our friends. The day before, us girls got together to decorate cupcakes. The banner says "Congrats" and "One Down" on the other side. The boys were pretty surprised when they brought them out at the restaurant.

Savannah & Austin's Wedding

Another big reason we were able to go home last month is for Savannah and Austin's wedding. Savannah looked so pretty and the reception was so awesome. I love this picture!

Her shoes were pretty rad.

Roe family

Roe girls

Tyler and his siblings

Jacoby looked so handsome in the vest and tie Debie made for him.

mother of the bride

Savannah wasn't very thrilled about having her reception at a church, but man it looked great. They did such a great job decorating it that it was easy to forget we were at a church.

The Roe crew

The cake was so pretty!

Savannah's bouquet

We were so happy to be able to be there for the wedding. Tyler was only in Idaho for about 30 hours, but I'm just glad he could be there. We are really happy to have Austin in the family and are so excited for them!

train pictures

Jacoby is really into trains right now and plays with them constantly. Unfortunately for Tyler and I, he loves Thomas the Train, and it is the only show he ever wants to watch. It's kind of a creepy show because the trains mouths don't move and there is just a narrator speaking for them. Oh well, we still like Jacoby anyway. :) I bought him the hat he is wearing awhile back and just loved it; he looks so darling when he wears it. I told him it was a "conductor's hat" so he would want to wear it and it works. When we were in Idaho, I had my mom take some pictures of him down by some train tracks. He was talking in a lot of them and reciting lines from his favorite train books, but she still got some great ones. I sure love this kid!

Isn't he getting so big?

one of the best days of my life

I've been telling people that I think that missionaries getting home is one of the most exciting things in a lifetime. The most exciting things in life to me are these, in order: Jacoby being born, Thomas getting home from his mission, and getting married. :) Some people were teasing me about it, but Tyler said the most exciting thing in his life was going to Turner Field, so at least mine are family oriented. Leave me alone. The morning Thomas got home was so exciting. We could hardly stand it.

Jacoby and Annie running into the airport.

When Thomas played basketball in highschool we used to wear Long Pride shirts to his games. My parents got us all shirts to wear to the airport. I love my sisters.
Annie made this cute poster.

Us girls and our kids

We went outside to watch the plane land. It was so wonderful and we were all screaming. After that we raced back inside to wait for him to come walking down the escalator.

It seemed like forever.

Yep, I was screaming pretty loud. Kind of embarrassing how big my mouth is.

We could see him!!!

Do you see him? About to get on the escalator. Hurry up, Tom!

This picture is blurry, but I love how happy my mom looks. She was so glad to see him!

He looked so handsome.

New favorite picture. Very sweet.

Our family reunited at last!!

We had such a good time in Idaho and did SO many fun things. It was so great to be with Thomas and around all my family. It was really sweet to see Thomas with Jacoby and the other grandkids. He is so much the same to me and still has his funny personality, but he is an even better person. I love him and am so proud of him. He was such a good example to all of us. Come visit us soon, Thomas.