We drove down to Boise so we could welcome Jared's youngest brother home. He has spent the last two years in Brazil serving as a full time missionary for our church. Here he is being welcomed home by his parents.
Here is a happy, but very tired Elder Collett.
Nathan trying on Kevin's Brazilian hat while he hangs out with his Uncle Bryan.
The girls had a fun trip to the zoo with their cousin Courtney. The Boise zoo isn't very big compared to Philly, but it was just the right size for kids this age. The girls had a lot of fun looking at all the birds, lions, giraffes, and monkeys. 
Here they are exploring a tunnel with the ground hogs.
Nathan's first trip to the zoo.
These aren't real elephants, but the girls enjoyed the cool shower on such a hot day. 
Aunt Jessica and Courtney trying out the tiger.
Abby pretending to be a turtle.
Of course Maddy had to try it too.
Jared's mom cooked a nice birthday dinner for Jared.
She also made him a delicious German chocolate cake.
The weather was perfect all weekend. Here are the girls enjoying some shade.
Nathan hanging out with his cousin William. 
William teething on the table.
Abby had lots of fun on the tramp with her cousins and Uncle Bryan.
At church on Sunday Kevin gave an amazing homecoming talk, and Jared and his brothers sang a beautiful musical number. Afterwards we had a nice family dinner outside. 
We loved our trip. It was fun to see Kevin and catch up with family. Good times.
4 comments:
Cute pictures. Courtney is still talking about going to the zoo with Abby and Maddie!
What a sweet mom to make Jared a birthday dinner and cake. What a great trip and cute kiddos.
Looks like so much fun! I love the turtle outfits and want Nathan to hang out soon with his cousin Christian.
What a fun little vacation and time with family. I'm sorry, I thought I was up to date on your posts. Happy late birthday Jared. Sorry.+
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