Returned to Sender!

Remember him???

HE'S BAAAAAAAAAAAACKK!!!

So, before Bill came home, mom prepped his room (clothes, etc) and jess, spence, ris and I made some awesome signs:

Yes. she always stands like that at a table.

(and I know. we should probably decorate for the holidays...)

Finished product

(panoramic view)

We were going to hang the giant sign outside but the day he came home it was stormy and FREEZING cold

(naturally)

We arrived at the airport (12-1-11) at around 3pm (his plane was to arrive at 3:06pm and we like to run early in my family.......)

Cheese!

this is the airport group

(matty and dad couldn't make it, unfortunately)

Amanda (aforementioned bff) works at the airport and met us at baggage claim so she could be our family photographer for the event :) (she's so awesome!)

there were two possible terminals Bill could have been exiting from (according to our expert) so we roamed between the two for 15min or so (very cattle-like)

No shame.

moo...

(particularly mom. ...eat a burger)

Elder Tuttle was surrounded by a bunch of people chatting them up, but when

he spotted us he jumped and ran!!!

Mom first :)

so.. i cry.

"reunited and it feels so good..."

the not-so-little bro :)

some strangers that wanted to welcome him home

(which I love...I want to be more like that. very friendly)

free at last, free at last....

Gear got got, then off to the Stake President's house

for Bill's release!

We thought we'd just end up meeting matt and dad at home, but they surprised us and showed up at Pres Romney's house! :)

precious

(Bill thinks matty changed the most. I think he's still a tiny baby cute guy. but...whatev)

We gathered around a formal sitting room and Bill shared a few stories from the mission as well as his testimony and the the President took him in another room. While they were gone, Sister Romney came into the room and shared stories with us...

and the conversation was exhilarating.

(lol. each of their facial expressions crack me up)

Home Sweet Home!

enjoying the BEST GIFT he'll ever get.

Mom made an awesome homemade meal (we were thinking he might prefer that to our normal port of subs or villa) and then we all just chilled and had a few visitors that night, but it was just awesome to have him and his southern-accent-self back :)

best friends. still :)