BLOG OVERLOAD (part 1)

I haven't posted lately and I am so SORRY! The one thing that I have wanted to post about I couldn't because I would sometimes send my posts to my brother who was on his mission and this post is about him! He returned from his mission on April 2nd!

(Denver & I at the airport in SLC)

Now you are probably wondering why I was in the airport with him...Well about 6 weeks before he got home I received a call from my mom asking me if I would like to fly from SLC to Billings, (montana) with my brother. The reason that my mom wanted me to fly from SLC to Billings is because at the end of April they are going to Paris France with my brother to tour his mission. Well they are flying from SLC, so after they fly back to the US my brother is coming back after them and so they need 2 cars down here in Utah. So I brought back one of their cars.

The day that my brother came home I could hardly contain myself. I kept telling Ben that I felt like a little 5 year old at Christmas. The day before my brother came home, my mom called me and told me that my brothers flight had been delayed. She told me that the mission president called my papa that morning and told him about my brothers flight changes. Well to save a long story, I was able to switch my flight so that I would still be able to be on his flight. Well, once we got to the airport I got all checked in and went on a lone mission to find my brother. I thought that he was on a direct from Paris, but soon to find out that he wasn't. A very sweet lady in the airport told me what gate he was coming into and I found it an waited for him to come in. His plane came in and I got more excited. I waited and waited, and waited some more. Then there he was! The whole time I was excited to surprise him, because he didn't know that I was going to be there. Well he knew that I was going to be there I just didn't know that he knew that I was going to be there. When the mission president called my dad to tell him about my brothers flight changes, my brother was standing there and they left my dad on speaker phone. When the mission president got done talking, my dad said "Well his sister was going to join him in SLC and fly with him to billings." SO he knew that I would be in SLC he just didn't let on. Once I found him and he said goodbye to some other elders that were on his flight, we went and found Ben so that he could see Ben for a little bit before our flight left. After talking for a bit, I asked Ben to take some pictures for me and this is what I got...





(it totally took me by surprise when he kissed me on the cheek)


(Ben's self portrait)


(Ben & Denver)


I had never flown before so I was feeling a little "special" and had to take a picture of our plane. It isn't the best but I just had to get the picture.


(we were waiting to board)

Denver meeting his nephew Chad for the first time. If I remember correctly Denver said, "man I could just take him home."



All of the kids together!
(me, mccall, emily, denver, whitney (chad) & alexis)


(Denver & my dad Mark)
Can we say, Father & Son?

When my brother and I appeared at the top of stairs to make our way down to baggage claim and where our family was waiting, my mom couldn't contain herself anymore and ran up the stairs to just squeeze her little boy. All I could do was smile because I was so happy!

(my mom kelly & denver)

That is all for part one, the rest will come tomorrow! I took some many pictures and want to share them so please stay tuned for part 2! Many more fun little stories to share!