Welcome home Uncle Matt!!!!!!!!!!!

It's been two long years since we have seen Uncle Matt, and he came home yesterday! He has been on a mission in Costa Rica for the last two years. For those of you who don't know, when young men in the LDS church turn 19, they can choose to volunteer for two years to service a mission. During this time, aside from letters and e-mail, they don't see their family, friends etc. Matt was called to the Costa Rica mission. I'm sure coming back to the States after that long is a little bit of a culture shock. We are so glad that he is home! After we picked him up from the airport, we all went out to eat at a steakhouse. He has spent most of the last two years eating rice, beans and tropical fruit. We love you Uncle Matt! Welcome home!

Jordan, Payten and Jenna waiting for Uncle Matt

Getting closer! If you look between the balloons, you can see Gram (Matt's Mom), smiling!
Poppy and Aunt Rachel
Me and Seth-we got there late, which is a whole other story. Thank goodness we made it!
Daddy and Seth


And here is the man of the hour....Elder Free
All of us except for Mandie, Richard and Ethan (Jon's other sister and her family). Unfortunately, they were not able to make it.
Check out the shoes-he spend two years without a bike or car..just walking.
Uncle Matt got Payten a ring that has Choose the Right in Spanish. You'd of thought it was a new diamond.

Gram lost her car in the parking lot, so we were hunting. Matt was just excited to be home!