On August 6, 2015, my son Tyler Allred returned from serving a 2 year LDS mission in New York, New York.
My daughter-in-law McKenna helped me decorate the house to get ready for his homecoming.
Riken hadn't seen Tyler since he was 8 months old, except on four Skype calls throughout his mission, so we were pretty worried he wouldn't know him and wouldn't go to him. Not to worry. He went right to him and wouldn't let go.
When Ty was serving in Harlem, he had these shirts made for all of us, so we wore them to the airport to welcome him home.
This hug is indescribable. I hadn't seen my youngest child for 2 years. There is nothing that can compare to this moment.
He's become a man. He's ready to take on the world. I can't wait to see what's next for this guy!