Eric's home!!! June 2015

Guess what?  ERIC IS HOME!  For real!  

This is what the airport looked like when we walked in to wait for Eric to come off of the plane.  Apparently everyone came home on the same day!  :)

 We are waiting patiently....(sort-of)

Honestly, when families were greeting their missionaries, they looked like fools!  They were screaming and crying and making all kinds of noise, and I just knew that when Eric came down the escalator, I wasn't going to do any of those things.  I was going to keep my composure.  I was going to be calm....and not look like a crazy person.  Ummmm, I was wrong.  I was so wrong!

When I saw Eric coming down the escalator, I screamed louder than anyone!  I was thinking, "Who is making all of that noise?"  And then I realized it was me!  (So much for calm and collected!)  

Still screaming at this point...

And here he is!  

 There was a little rope/divider thing that was separating the people getting off the plane and the ones waiting...I grabbed that barrier strip/thing, whipped it over my head, and dramatically flung my arms around my son!  And then we both cried and cried!  (I'm sure I looked like the biggest weirdo of them all!  But I didn't care!)  :)

He's home!  See?  There he is!  From the moment we all stood together, my heart felt whole again!  It was so awesome!  Family...there's nothing better.

Grandma and Grandpa Johnson came to greet him too...

Perm-a-grin! (For both of us!) :)

Because the airport was so busy, there weren't any parking spots close by, so Todd ended up dropping us off at the door so at least someone would be there to greet Eric.  We were hoping that Todd would be able to park the car and still make it in before Eric came...but he didn't.  It was so sad.  Todd missed Eric coming down.  It wasn't long though before Todd showed up and it was an awesome reunion as well!  Tears all over again!

 

And these two only have 3 weeks to see each other before Brandon leaves.  CRAZY!

We had to catch a shuttle to get back to our car.  That's how far Todd had to park.  When we got on the shuttle, I noticed Eric's shoes.  They looked like they'd been used quite well.  Good job son!

Welcome Home Elder Jones!  We missed you so much!



We wondered how Ziggy would react to Eric when he saw him again after 2 years.  I thought for sure he would remember him....but, alas, that was not the case.  We had Eric come in through the front door, which already started a bark-fest by Ziggy.  When Eric came in...Ziggy didn't stop.  It might look like Ziggy is greeting him, but he's not.  He's saying, "STRANGER!  STRANGER!"

Eric tried to pet him, but he was still barking and acting very cautious.  Poor Eric.  Kyle recorded it on his ipad and it was pretty funny.  It was clear that Ziggy did not remember him.  So sad!

Still barking...HA!

 Welcome home Eric!  We are so proud of you!