More Miscellaneous pictures

Well as soon as Coby came home from his mission BYU had already started their Fall semester on August 31st. So when he went to classes on September 4th he was busy getting caught up. What a transition to go from being a full time missionary in another country to all the sudden being a full time student studying and commuting to school each day all in a different language. Coming home from a mission is an adjustment. Staying busy is really a good idea, but it is hard to, to be able to balance everything between work, school, friends, family, and everyone wanted to talk to you and hear all about your mission. I was very grateful that Coby could live at home his first semester even if it was a sacrifice for him to commute to BYU each day. It was a great blessing for our family.

Here are the few pictures I took last fall which were mainly taken by Kara and Colton!

Coby and his friends the night before his "unhomecoming talk"

September 3rd the Day Elder Vail arrived home!!

We have been counting down for this day to happen for a very long time so when it finally came we were so excited. We had all made posters expect for one of us and below is a picture of us just waiting. Some of us even change our look for shock value (grew a beard). We waited at the airport for over a half and hour and could hardly contain ourselves). It had been 735 days since we had seen Coby--Elder Vail. There were other families waiting for their missionaries too and they seemed to be exhibiting the same looks we were showing.

All the action was up the stairs so finally Kara decided to go up the stairs, but we couldn't stand the idea that she might see him first so Colton and I joined her. But then we waited up there with her for an additional 15 minutes. But finally we saw him. Although all of those pictures turned out very blurry.

First good picture! (Matt is taking the picture and for some reason Spencer wanted to hide in the back ground.

Dad and son!

Labor Day up Little Cottonwood Canyon all of our children together for their first picture!
9-6-09

Summer Pictures in August

Lagoon-we spent two days in a row there in the summer

Kara and her friend Mia at Lagoon

Colton's last day and last few minutes at Cub country. He worked at the Super Hero Academy camp.