We left Tirana, Albania at 5:00 am on March 22, 2010 heading home through Vienna, Washington D.C. and San Francisco. We arrived San Francisco 9:30 pm and spent the night there. Early in the afternoon of March 23, 2010 we left San Francisco for San Diego. Welcoming us at the San Diego Airport were 6 of our children, spouses and 7 or our nine grandchildren. Only Alyssa and her family, living in Shanghai, China were missing. It was pretty close to being in heaven.
The newest member of the family came to the airport. It was our first meeting with Adelaide Lucy Borgquist, 4 months old. Grammy was very happy to see her newest granddaughter.
When we got home I pulled out the Albanian soccer jerseys which had been given us by the Osmëni family before we left Tirana. As you can see the grandchildren just loved them. (From left to right: Cannon, Harry, Paisley, Beatrix, Margaux and Dresden). Oh, what a reunion it was!

GO ALBANIA!

Sunday evening, March 22, 2010, our last night in Albania we had one more baptism. Julia, our dear friend was baptized. What a way to end our mission.
Saturday, while Mom prepared for and then presented a workshop on "How to Give a Sacrament Meeting Talk", I took some of our young adults to the SOS Orphanage located just outside of Tirana. This is group picture of some of the young adults with their new friends.
The young adults played soccer, read stories, played volleyball and just generally had a fun afternoon with the residents of the orphanage. They didn't want us to leave and kept asking when we would come back.
This past week we've seen lots of our friends. Its been a little sad, because everyone knows we are leaving. This is mom at the French Cafe with some of her friends, (left to right: Juli, Ani, Mira, Ani's mom Ani, Liz Nield, Alida Çuçi and Mom.)