Matt, Greg's not-so-baby brother, received his mission call today to MALAGA, SPAIN! As you can tell by this picture, he was thrilled with the call and was beaming all night. He leaves December 1 and will spend a few weeks in the MTC (Missionary Training Center) in Provo before heading to the MTC in Spain for 6 more. Malaga is on the southern coast of Spain--right off the Mediterranean Sea--can we say gorgeous??? Lucky kid. I'm already making big plans to pick him up in 2 years.
Garrett is so excited and kept saying, "Matt is going to be a missionary." As we were driving home, he said, "Uncle Matt is going to be a missionary. I want to be a missionary, too." So sweet. (We have a friend who has been taking the missionary discussions at our house, so Garrett actually knows (kind of) what a missionary is. He LOVES the missionaries and always gets so excited when they come to visit, so having Uncle Matt as a missionary will be a fun experience for our family.)
In addition to the excitement of Matt's call, today was also great because it was the best Greg has been in months (and I mean it)! He's totally exhausted tonight, but he really rallied for the occasion and we had such a good day. Brian (another of Greg's 4 brothers) fixed up this awesome go-kart he had as a kid and we spent the evening driving it around the neighborhood. Garrett LOVED "Brian's racecar" and insisted on riding it with everybody who took the beauty out for a spin.
He came around the corner with Greg and I could hear his giggle even over the roar of the noisy engine. The past few months of having a sick daddy have been rough on little Garrett. He told the nursery leader at Church on Sunday, "My daddy's sick. He can't wrestle with me yet, but he's getting better."
It was such a sweet moment for me to see Greg back to his old self for a bit and to see Garrett having so much fun with his daddy. I was reminded again of how precious life and good health are and how truly blessed our little family is.
That's all for tonight. Sleep tight!!!
4 comments:
Garrett's little comment about wanting to be a missionary is to cute! That is so exciting for Matt and if you need a travel partner to go get him (since we know Greg won't go) I am available! I am also glad to see Greg with that smile and feeling better!
I'm so glad to hear that Greg is feeling better...what an ordeal. I think you've had your share for awhile! Much better to see you all healthy and smiling!
So glad that Greg is getting better. Garrett's comment in nursery brought tears to my eyes. And congrats Matt!! :)
Hey, tell Matt congrats. My son, Grant, served in the Malaga Spain mission from May 2002-2004.
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