What a Day!!!

So, on Tuesday, my brother Tanner came home from his mission. He's been serving for two years as a missionary in the Riverside California Mission. Lucky for us, he had a 9 hour lay over in Salt Lake City on his way to Alaska. So my brother, Andrew, and I went to the airport and 'picked' him up.

We made some signs.

Tanner tried to shake my hand at first. Ha, I side swiped that and gave him a big hug.

What a fun experience. Poor Tanner, all the other missionaries that got off the plane had crying mothers and large family groups...We were holding a sign that said 'baptize me'. I don't think he cared too much though.

We brought him to the SL temple and did a session with both the Myres and Coleman grandparents. It was a very special occasion and then we all ate a little dinner.

It only took Talmage the whole afternoon to warm up to Tanner. What a stinker. As he was leaving, Talmage jumped into his arms and we snapped this picture. Talmage looks funny because anytime you point a camera at him, he blinks furiously and flashes a really cheesy smile. (I have a funny video to post about that later)
Anyways, Talmage and Tanner have one special feature in common. White Hair. Tanner was the blondest kid you ever saw. Even his eyebrows were white, not so much anymore, but he's still pretty blonde.

So we brought him back to the airport and he flew to Anchorage, Alaska where the party continued. What a treat to see our favorite missionary come home, we've been waiting for weeks for this day to come.
As if that wasn't enough, Tuesday was also Truston's Birthday!! 25 years old!
I made some amazingly delicious (if I do say so myself) Lemon Meringue Cupcakes. We invited over our friends and family and had a one more party.
Truston was a sport, he even wore a hat and blew out a candle. The reflection of my flash happened to be the exact pinnacle of his birthday hat. It kind of looks like his birthday hat was also on fire. Maybe it was...it was a pretty awesome birthday party.

This last picture is totally unrelated, I just included it for laughs. Also because I think my family would like to see how Andrew dresses, not that it's any surprise, he's been doing this his whole life. Andrew spent most of the day with us; airport, temple, dinner, party, etc. He stayed for a while after everyone left. He got dressed in some more comfortable clothes and when he came out, this is what he was wearin; a striped shirt, plaid pants, Tanner's philmont belt that he's been wearing for the past two years (Tanner was a guide there, not Andrew, even though he tells everyone he was), black socks and yes...flip flops. If that wasn't enough, he started our toaster on fire. It's always a party when Andrew's around, even if you're only looking at what he's wearing. What a day.