Tio Nate

Well Tio Nate is gone on his mission (officially for a week and one day). He reported to the Mexico MTC on Wednesday the 5th. We tried to spend as much time with him as we could last week and all day on Tuesday the 4th when he got set apart.

^^He needed to take $50 in Mexican pesos which is the equivalent of around $700 pesos. Yeah he thought he was pretty rich holding all that money^^

^^We stopped by the Distribution Center on the way to the Keele's house so that Spencer could pick up some of his favorite missionary tools for Nate. Here he is showing him how he had organized his scripture journal^^

After going to the stake center so that Nate could get set apart, we had family dinner one last time. Nate chose Julianna to make her mac and cheese for his "last supper". It was pretty fun once we got back home and he was officially an Elder. The stake president said that any adult member of his family could serve as his companion (even the women), so as he moved around the house he kept switching companions depending on who was in the room.

^^We actually did not have a family picture since Katelyn was born so we made sure to get one before Nate left... and yes, Tio Adam did ruin what would have otherwise been the most perfect picture ever^^

Then we sat down to pack (of course he hadn't packed yet, it's Nathan after all). Everything had to be labeled so we each grabbed a sharpie and got to work. 

The biggest issue we had was making sure that the suitcase weight less than 50 lbs. It took several tries on the scale and a lot of repacking.

^^All ready to go^^

We decided that it was probably a better idea for the kids and me to not go to the airport. Nate's plane was set to leave at 9:45 which meant that we would have to be there at 7 AM which meant the Little Guy would have just been bored, tired and grumpy and I would have had to feed Katelyn at the airport... not a great scenario. So the Keele's stopped by and picked Spencer up instead (and of course I sent him with the camera)

^^well of course he is posing^^

^^ One day we blinked and Nate was a lot taller than Spencer. As tall as Adam in fact^^

^^Can't hug girls as a missionary^^

^^Sister are okay although it looks like someone forgot to tell his face^^

^^Sorry I know this post is about Nate but do you see how cut Spencer looks in this photo?^^

Goodbye Tio Nate! We will miss you so much!

The Keeles stopped for donuts on the way home... Don't be judgey, everyone is allowed to grieve in there own way.

PS you can actually follow Tio Nate's adventures and emails by CLICKING HERE.You might notice that blog looks a lot like this one and that's because I run it (what I can say? I like staying true to the brand)