he's back!

well it was a long week, but we finally got our dad back from a dental excursion in utah.
he needed some work done, and our dental insurance isn't the greatest on top of the fact that dentists out here charge almost double. so we called up my uncle who has a practice at thanksgiving point and he gave us a way good deal (plus a family discount!).

so before he left, the kids and i wrote some "i love you/miss you" notes to hide in his suitcase. when we got to the airport to drop him off, van very sadly said, "i'm gonna miss you so much, good thing we have a present for you in your suitcase."
so much for the surprise.
anyways, we missed him like crazy and are so glad that he's back. i had to get a picture of his welcome home sign before we took it down this morning (the pre-teen was still in bed).