Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Today I Welcomed My Brother Back Home.

My brother Jacob got back from his 2 year mission to Concepcion, Chile today!  Woot!  He's got a little bit of an accent, but it's cute.  We had a belated birthday party for him.  Pizza.  Root Beer (something they don't have in Chile, he said).  And chocolate cake!  It's good to have him back.  He's a lot of fun and I'm hoping he helps me brush up on my Spanish.  If you're curious to know what I'm talking about when I say "mission," or why he would go and spend 2 years serving in that way, click here.  Much better explanation than I could come up with.  :)  It explains why our church has missionaries, what they do, where they go, and what they teach.  If you have any other questions that the link doesn't answer, feel free to send me a message! 



Blowing out the 5 candles on his cake.  Mom decided to go easy on him and leave the other 16 candles off.



Sporting the two hats he received as gifts.  The top one Tony got for him because it's a Seahawks beanie and they're both big time fans. 


Welcome Home Jacob!!!

9 comments:

Charlotte (Life's a Charm!) said...

To Jacob,
Welcome back to the US!
And Happy Birthday!

MommyMert said...

Wowsers... what a good looking kid! :) hmm... do I know any single ladies? hahaha...

Love ya Lady friend. :) Hope you and your babies are keeping warm and getting ready for the holidays. Sending ya love from the Utah mountains. My Sister is having her baby in March. She might be having me to come and stay with her. WooT! Keep ya posted.

Unknown said...

WELCOME HOME! Glad you're back, brother!

Redbabe said...

You got a good looking Brother! Like Sister, like brother!

Amy said...

Yay!!! Welcome home, Elder! My brother-in-law got home just a couple weeks ago and it's so fun cuz he and my husband are real close.
He went to Brazil and had a little bit of an accent too. So funny.

Love Jacob's beanie hat, I totally want one with the ear flappies and tassles!

Faith said...

he's so cute! Happy {belated} Birthday to your brother!

Myrnie said...

Hooray for your brother coming home!

Michelle @Flying Giggles said...

Happy birthday to him! I am sure you are happy to have him back!

CK said...

I don't know that I knew that you were mormon- haha! Another thing we have in common ;)