Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Short but Sweet

Well, this past weekend was Steve's little brother Matt's mission farewell, so we decided to fly home and surprise him, and everyone else! We flew in late Saturday night and my parents came and got us and we stayed with them, and then Sunday, we walked into Sacrament meeting, (don't worry, we were a half hour early, so we didn't cause too much of a commotion!), and I wish we could have taken a picture of everyone's faces! We were all crying and hugging, it was so great! Steve's sister Minde also flew in from New York, so all of the kids were there to see Matt! He did such a great job, he's going to be an awesome missionary. That night, his friend, Conner, came over, whose a little autistic, and he had written a song for Matt as a gift. He and Matt have been good friends from kindergarten, and Matt's always been kind of his protector, standing up to him to bullies and always looking out for him. Conner sang about how Matt is his best friend and how he always had his back, and he'll miss him and love him. It was so touching! All of us were crying, it was like something you would read in the Ensign or New Era. It really said a lot about Matt and what a great brother and friend he is. We'll miss you Matt, but we're so proud of you and can't wait to hear about all of the amazing experiences you'll have! We had such a great time seeing everyone, we wish it wasn't so short of a trip!

Matt and Steve a couple of days before Matt went into the MTC

Matt with Auston and Audrey a couple of days before he heads into the MTC
Steve's Immediate Family

Our Little Family


3 comments:

The Helvig Familiy said...

How fun!!! Steve's brother sounds like he'll be an amazing missionary! I sure miss you. Hope all is well.
Becky

Cami said...

That is the cutest picture of your little family! Love you and miss you!

stephasauri said...

Cute family picture! I also love the pic up in your header of the kiddos in the snow! So cute!