Welcome Home Cory!

This past weekend Tyler, Max and I went up to Sonora to visit with Tyler's family and to welcome his brother Cory home from his mission in Brazil. We left on Thursday morning and flew up to Oakland where Tyler's grandma picked us up and we drove to Modesto to meet Cory when his plane came in there. It was a very emotional reunion and very exciting to have him home and meet all the new kiddies. Jessica was only a little newborn when he left and he had never met Max or Jordan so it was neat to introduce them all to their Uncle Cory.

We had a great long weekend with the whole family there. All the Seibert kids were together again and of course, Kevin style, we packed every day full of activities. We went on the boat a couple times so we could wake surf and wake board. Even Max enjoyed the boat (for the most part -- there was one freak out melt down incident but that will be discussed later). He wasn't too in to the life vest he had to wear but tolerated it as best he could.

Trees. Max LOVED it. He found a little pail and shovel One day we took a little drive to a small pond outside of Bigand sat in the sand for a long time at the edge of the water and just played. It was adorable to watch him. Tyler and I made the mistake of not checking his diaper before we let it get sopping full of water and the result was something so nasty I'm not sure I can even stop gagging enough to recall the details. I think this loaded picture explains everything.

On Sunday we had a little get-together with some of Tyler's extended family and friends to welcome Cory home. It was really fun to get to see some of Tyler's cousins again and just hang out and relax with the family. Even though Max was a big old cranky pants (to be discussed in a separate post) it was fun to introduce him to everyone. And I have to say, he was pretty stinkin' cute even though he was pretty stinkin' fussy.

We went on the boat again on Monday and had lots of fun again watching the guys and Molly wake boarding and wake surfing. Maddox had a much better time on the boat than the first time and loved getting in the water with Tyler.

We had a great time with everyone. Tyler and I were so excited to see Jessica and new baby Jordan, too (who is the most amazingly good baby I have ever seen). Jessica is a riot and talks up a storm -- it was adorable! We miss everyone already and can't wait to see them for our Seibert Family Mexico Trip 2007 (woo hoo!!).

Take a look at our photo album of all the pictures from our trip to Sonora. There are some REALLY cute ones of Max and the kids with their grandparents. Enjoy!

Cory's Homecoming June 2007