Welcome Home Uncle Ryan!

Dan's little brother (well, not so little anymore) Ryan came home from his mission in Donetsk, Ukraine, on Sunday morning. Everyone was so excited to see him! He'd never met Danni before, as I was hugely pregnant when he left, so this was a fun moment. Of course Danni wasn't as thrilled as he was, but that's just Danni. There were a ton of people in the airport to welcome him. Braden said it was the smallest airport he's ever seen, he thought the part we were in was just the welcoming center...nope...it was the WHOLE Pocatello Airport! Dan's parents spent almost 2 weeks in Ukraine picking up Ryan and seeing all of the sights. They brought home this fox fur hat. Danni loved it and wouldn't let anyone else see it. It was so soft.

Ryan called and called for KaDee to come see him. Finally, someone had to tell Ryan that KaDee is almost def and he needed to go up to her! She may be def, but her memory is still there...she loves Ry and was so excited to see him.

Of course the kids were so excited to see what Uncle Ryan may have brought back for them. He got all of the kids beanies that were so cute (or cool for the boys). There was a lady there that Ryan had paint the temples that we were all married in and the dates on wooden eggs. They were beautiful. They said "Together Forever" in Russian at the top and in English at the bottom, except on some of them, the English didn't translate very well and ours says "Togever Forever!" I love it! He also got all of the guys and the big boys ties - they were way cool. All of the wives got little Christmas nestling dolls - the kind that hide inside each other. Danni loves to play with it and try to figure it out.

The cousins filled Ry's room with balloons and they found their way into the studio. After popping most of the balloons by wrestling with Ryan and his friends, the kids finally fell asleep. It was a very long, exciting day! Welcome home Uncle Ry!