Jordan's Homecoming!

He finally made it home!! Yeah! (He's the one with the funny face!)

We were able to fly down to San Diego, in July, and welcome my little bro home from his mission. Well, technically, he'd been home for about two weeks, but it was so great to see him and spend time with my favorite little brother. It was a very fun, but stressful weekend.

The day before we arrived, my dad had gone into the doctor to get his hand checked out because it was swollen, bruised and really painful. They told him it was some sort of infection and sent him home with antibiotics. Well, it didn't get better with the drugs, by the next day, even got worse and so after two more visits to the emergency room they admitted him into the hospital. This was, of course, Saturday night and the doctor told my dad that if in the morning the swelling had not gone down they would have to operate. This would mean he couldn't come to my brother's homecoming and hear my sister sing for the first time in church.


To make matters worse, my mom forgot to buy all the food for the homecoming luncheon and put my sister and me in charge of getting everything ready. Having one day to buy all the food, clean the house from top to bottom, and get everything organized for the next day was craziness.

Sunday morning came and the doctor said he didn't need surgery but recommended that my dad stay one more day to keep an eye on his hand. My dad told the doctor he had somewhere he needed to be and could he leave for a few hours. The doctor told him it's your hand or your children? What's most important? My dad ended up leaving the hospital, just to hear the talk and hung out with all of the friends and family that stopped by for a few hours, before the nurses called and told him to come back.

It was quite a fun adventure and we actually had an awesome weekend with all of my siblings! It was so much fun to be a family again and to play Mario Kart together. haha! You can see the pictures below!

Oh, I also ran a 5K that my parents' stake sponsored. Hardest race I have ever ran, but it was totally worth it to run with my sister and mom. Thanks guys for going with me!