The Boy is home!!!

 

 We are ready to greet Riley with our poster in Spanish.

(yes we know it is spelled wrong)

Riley still appreciated it!

 

Waiting and waiting for that glimpse on the escalator.

 First Glimpse of that big smile!

Happy mom and dad.

Proud of this boy.

I love that both my boys have served missions.

That is where I would want them to be.

But I do miss them terribly for two years.

I am so happy we are done with that stage of life.

Mike & I will probably be the next missionaries to go,

and that will be years off...

Riley is sooo funny he whips these shorts out of his carry on bag.

He was going to slip in the bathroom and put them on.

He has two new suits from Thailand with custom shorts to match.

Riley had his name embroided on his suit.

M. Riley Creer

The only.

That is how he signed all his letters.

That goes back to Sam.

Sam was:

 Sam Creer The First

Silly Boys!

Riley talking to Katie, she does not want to miss a thing!

Lucky for all the kids, the boys are heading to Boston on Thursday for a long weekend.

 Riley also got this good Zebra lined suit made.

 He loves to have them personalized.

Try to read that Thai tag..

Riley made Mike's day, He brought him home this motorcycle.

 Riley brought home lots of treasures.

He unpacked, left a mess and life is good.

Riley's breakfast request... Momma's biscuits.

I LOVE having two boys home this weekend.

Makes my day!!

Life is extremely good!!

Catching Up

Saturday, I was up early and the boys were sleeping soundly.

I headed for an early Temple Session.

I love getting there in the dark.

It was a peaceful morning.

I got home the boys were still in bed.

Monday,  Mike had a birthday!

Katie found this fabulous Memory Game.

It is pics of the kids when they were little!

The boys went skiing.

They tried Snow Basin and loved it.

Can't have a birthday without Wafer Cake

 

 We had to chat with Katie and Jeremy.

They don't like to miss a thing.

Had an infusion this week.

A day for napping and reading, I caught up on the last Massie Dobbs Book.

This went better, my blood pressure did not drop so much.

I was able to leave on time.

This cute missionary comes home in two days

In case you forgot what he looks like, he is the second from the right.

I went to the store today and stocked up on Riley's favorites...

Hot pockets, Cheetos, Chocolate Milk, 

Captain Crunch, Lucky Charms

and Yoplait yogurts with the word pie in the flavor.

A lot of healthy nutritious  food that we do not have.

I hope he still likes it all. 

Warmth and Sunshine...

It all started with a phone call.

I had to call Princess to make some changes on the extended family cruise this August.

I happened to mention to Joni that I was missing a cruise this winter.

Well... she had a deal for me!

It was a great idea to give Mike for Christmas, and I get to go along.

It was 18 degrees when we left the house.

We were so excited to get on board even with no sun.

 

 First item of business... the ship offered a combination "milkshake, soda, hot cocoa card"

Mike had to have one...

 There was this big Navy ship (The Battleship Iowa) at port.

Mike was loving it.

 The food was divine as usual.

Most things worked for my Paleo life.

 The sunrise's and sunsets were gorgeous!

 

 

 We read, I knit, and enjoyed the sunshine!

 It was totally foggy when we pulled into port!

I had five fabulous days to talk Mike's ear off and enjoy the sun.

To me that is a successful trip.

Life is good.

Rivalries

One of the fun things about living in Utah is the RIVALRY

between Utah and BYU.

It is fun even in our own family.

Of course Mike graduated from the U and is a devout fan.

Our kids have all attended or continue to attend BYU.

I have BYU blood from my mother and grandfather.
My dad never misses listening to a  BYU  game.

I went to the U and then a semester abroad with BYU.

so I am in the middle...

Mike and I went  to  a U basketball game and had a great time.

I can cheer for the U, it is fun when they win!

                                           

 

I work on the U campus at Research Park.

Everyone I work with are diehard U fans.

Most graduated from there.

I had Sam get me a BYU lanyard

for my card key to have a little diversity!

Life is good

Life is fun.

Firm and Final was the subject line..

Riley is really coming home.  I got the firm and final travel itinerary email!  
His ticket is issued.  Woo Hoo.



FIRM AND FINAL Travel Itinerary 

ELECTRONIC TICKETS HAVE BEEN ISSUED AND ARE READY FOR TRAVEL

  MISSIONARY TRAVEL                    

  THAILAND BANGKOK MISSION

SERVICE               DATE  FROM           TO             DEPART  ARRIVE

_____________________ _____ ______________ ______________ _______ ______

DELTA AIR LINES       21FEB BANGKOK        LOS ANGELES CA 530A    755A

DL 284               FRIDAY SUVARNABHUMI I LOS ANGELES IN

U ECONOMY                                 

                          

                            RESERVATION CONFIRMED         17:25 DURATION

          BANGKOK       TOKYO

                                

          TOKYO         LOS ANGELES

DELTA AIR LINES       21FEB LOS ANGELES CA SALT LAKE C UT 1125A   216P

DL 1562              FRIDAY LOS ANGELES IN SALT LAKE CITY

U ECONOMY                   TERMINAL 5     TERMINAL 2

                                                          NON STOP

                            RESERVATION CONFIRMED         1:51 DURATION

                 

                           

 37 Days... but who's counting!!