August Visitors 2012

We have had and will have several visits from returned missionaries this month.  We started the month with Jeron Giles and his family coming to see us.  They ended up coming down for a funeral in the family and we were so grateful they took time to come over and see us!  Jeron got to see his grandmother down here the day he left the mission back in June, so that was a huge blessing before she passed away!



Then we had recently returned home Jacob Stephens also come up from Dallas with his family...it was his vacation destination of choice and we were SO GLAD!

 Saturday the 18th we had two visits.

The first was from Bryce Bennett, whose Father actually lives down here in Scottsdale.  His family came over to meet us before a family vacation and it was great to meet them all!  We hope this means that Bryce will be a regular visitor to these parts!



They brought us these lovely veggies from their garden!  What a great treat for us, homegrown vegetables!  Thank you Bennetts!

That night we had a visit from Matthew Sheets ( home in February) and Taylor Manning (home june 2011) who we had yet to meet.  It was great to see them and we put them right to work making homemade pizza for dinner!  They did a great job and we all enjoyed the benefit of their labors!

They joined us for an anniversary celebration when our neighbors showed up to surprise us (see blog post)
We love meeting the families of our missionaries as well as seeing them post mission!  It means so much to us to be a part of their lives! You are welcome anytime!!!

Saturday the 25th we had a welcome visit from a couple of our returned missionaries.  First from Breanna Wells and her friend Ellen who drove down from Provo where they are getting ready to start school.  We spent the afternoon catching up and I was shocked that she had been gone for 8 months...I kept saying "NO" and she kept saying "YES"  You guessed it, she was right!  Best time visiting and laughing and sharing with two returned Sisters. (Ellen served in California)

Later on Saturday, Hayes Carter stopped by for dinner...pizza again, the Taylor Saturday Tradition!  He was here to go to the temple with two of his converts.  He is doing awesome and worked hard all summer to earn his money for college.  We are so proud of our wonderful mission kids and just love being a part of their lives and seeing them still loving and caring for the people they taught the Gospel to!
THANK YOU GILES, STEPHENS, BENNETTS, SHEETS & MANNING, WELLS, CARTER!