Yesterday was very bittersweet! We said goodbye to our Davey Baby as he left for his mission. He will hopefully be serving in Recife, Brazil. His visa has not come through yet, so instead of flying straight to Brazil, he gets to hang out in Provo for a while. It was difficult to say goodbye, but I am so proud of him! He and I are very close and I am going to miss him terribly! I can't wait for his first letter! He will be an amazing missionary and I am excited to see how much he grows over the next 2 years.
Dave and his best bud Henry
Danny and David
Kelsey, David, and Vincent
David and the Troncale's (our other family)
Eric served in the same mission David is headed to. Eric can't wait to hear about Recife!
David and all the boys
Dad, David, and Mom
Katy and David
What cute sisters he has!
The Elders! Matt just got home and David is leaving.
David is such a good uncle! These kids are going to miss him!
When we took David to the MTC, Katy, Ben, Matt and Vincent tried walking in cause there wasn't enough room in my parents van. When they got to the corner, they were not allowed onto MTC grounds because they were not with a missionary. The rest of us were already at the curb ready to drop David off. We told the missionaries we would be right back and went back around the block and had the 4 extra kids jump in the van so they could say goodbye. It was a tight few minutes! (We broke a few laws.) In the back of the van was Henry, Andrew and the 3 grandkids. In the middle of the van was David, me, Matt, Vince, Katy and Ben. When we got back to the curb to drop David off, the elder waiting for him laughed as he watched people keep coming and coming as we all piled out of the van. He said he had never seen real clown car before! Leave it to the Lemley's!
Poor David smooshed up against the door!
Saying our final goodbyes
Good Luck Elder!!! We love you so, so much!!!
