Mark came home on November 19th. He and Lane gave talks together on Sunday November 23rd. It was fun to get together with the whole family to celebrate these two boys together! And to top off the excitement, the youngest brother, Sterling, got his Eagle that night! What an excellent day it was!
"Mark-on-a-Mission"!
My boys would pray for their uncle Mark and his permanent name around our house became "Mark-on-a-Mission"! Mark had a very good mission and has told us wonderful stories of conversions he witnessed! He has grown to be a fine young man and will make some girl very lucky someday! As I knew it would be, Mark and Jackson have bonded very well! Mark left just a month before Jack was born, so they just met for the first time! Jackson is so easy to get to know and love, thanks to his calm, friendly personality! And also as I knew it would be, Austin has not yet attached to Mark! Austin is very weary of strangers, and Mark is strange! LOL! J/K! They were actually best buds before the mish, but Austin was only 17 months. I showed him tons of pics, and he prayed for Mark all the time...but it will take a while to rekindle that bond! He is making slow progress though...he gave Mark a very sheepish hug last weekend! Welcome home Mark! We love you!
Uncle Elder Lane!
This is our "Best Man" all grown up! Lane is the best kid I know! He has a very special place in my heart as well as Robert's! I don't think he'll ever know how much he means to us both, and our kids! Lane and my boys have a very special bond! Austin and Jackson will miss him very much, (so will Robert and I!) but we are so excited for this experience for him! Lane is going to make a superb missionary! I am excited to send him letters and pictures of the boys growing up! And I hope he forgives us in advance for not being the best letter/package senders...but we'll try harder! :o) Lane is the 5th child of the LeBaron family to serve a mission! What a great legacy to be a part of! We love you Lane! You'll do great!
Last weekend we went down to Hurricane to hear Robert's cousin, Christopher LeBaron give his farewell address! He is the 8th of 8 boys to serve a mission in his family, and all of them are eagle scouts as well! What another great legacy to be part of! Christopher is going to Seoul Korea! He will also be entering the MTC the same day as Lane (Dec 3rd). How fun for them both! We are so grateful for the blessings we reap from supporting these missionaries and lucky to have them in our family! :o)
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