MY BABY IS BACK!

Just this past Saturday, July 5th, 2008 a beautiful boy joined our family once again. I have been longing for his presence in our family for sometime now and was thrilled when at (approx.) 3:00PM he drove up in a little white GEO and presented himself for hugs and kisses from his mama.

Yes, I did say drive, I guess that the above photo is a little dated. Here's a more current one:

Tyler was gone for 13 LONG days on a visit to Los Angeles, California with his friends Jon and Carlin.

("Boys! Stop playing with that! Someones going to get hurt!")

They saw a lot of sights while they were there including the Stars Walk of Fame (where they saw Chuck Norris' star), a taping of an episode of Ten Years Younger (Tyler kept waiting for them to ask him for his guess on her age. I am glad I wasn't there for that! I'm sure she would have cried with his guess), Rodeo Drive, The Hollywood Bowl, the beach and palm trees etc, etc. He even took a great pic of a palm tree from his perspective.

He did take quite a few photos, but some of them are a bit blurry. I guess I forgot to tell him to hold his breath before he pushes the button.

The reason for the trip was because his friend Jon used to live there and wanted to go visit friends and family so it was just the boys that went down. Jon just joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on the Saturday before the Monday they left.

You'd think as a parent I'd be a little freaked out with the lack of responsible adults that were going to be around, but I wasn't. I really felt that this would be a great experience for him and that he would be safe while he was away. Besides from Tyler's point of view, sometimes he and the boys were the most responsible adults around.

They even went to church on Sunday which is pretty amazing when you think that not one other person they were visiting with were LDS, but I didn't expect anything less from him.

I know the trip was great for him and that he learned a lot. He called me each and every day, just as I requested. At one point I asked him if he was having fun. He told me that he was, but that it would be more fun with family. Yes, he was talking about our family! He even told Mykie twice on the phone that he loved her and she danced around the house for an hour afterwards both times singing the song of brotherly love.

I am glad that he had this experience. It only adds to the experiences he'll need as a missionary. That's only about 1 1/2 years away you know. But I am soooooooo glad that my baby is back!

*Note - this is my second blog for the day. I sometimes have so much to say! Look down to the next one for a insight to Mt. St. Helens.