Welcome Home Uncle Tyson!!

Two whole years! 104 E-mails, 4 phone calls and 2 babies!

I am amazed at how long that time period has felt. Yet, at the same time I can't believe that two years have gone by since I was at the airport, my 5 day old baby in her car seat, with my family watching my younger brother wind through the security lines to board a plane headed for Joao Pessoa Brazil. Two years have brought him back to us 30 pounds lighter, with skin many shades darker, a Portuguese accent, more mature, and full of the light of Christ. He is and has been, through his missionary service, an example to me of hard work and the pure love of Christ. Tyson, I Love you and I'm so thrilled you are home!
Me, Mom and Sadie waiting because of course his flight was delayed a half hour.

Cody, Grandma Keetch, Mya and Grandpa Keetch
Mya kept asking me for the 'alligator' and so I started to sing the Monkey song with the alligator. She looked at me and said "No, no, alligator stairs." She wanted to go ride the escalator again, OH! Of Course!

"The Watched Pot"

Who knew that watching an escalator could be so painful? Every pair of legs in dark pants that started down made your heart flutter, my sweet mom was so excited her hands were just shaking.

Finally!!

Mom, Dad and Ty

Meetin' baby Sadie.

The Whole Keetch Fam!

Cody, McKay, Dad, Me, Tyson, Mom, Mya, Grandma, Sadie and Grandpa

The Buddies - Ben, Brady, Ty, Zack, and Mitch

They were giving Ty a hard time since all the pictures he sent home he was giving the thumbs up, because that's what the Brazilian people do ALL the time in pictures. And what do you think he did while riding down the escalator... yep, Thumbs up! He said he didn't know what else to do with everyone staring at him.

Brothers don't shake hands, brothers Hug!

Uncle Tyson! We told him how lucky he was to get a snuggle at their very first meeting, she usually isn't all that touchy feely. She is still a little wary of him but he's slowly winning her over.