It didn't sink in right away.Then when I called my fianc??e, Nicole (Burroughs), and when I heard how excited she was, it sunk in.It didn't take quite as long for Axford's family to realize John had made it.There is been lots of screaming and yelling, Axford's mother, Vera, said in a voice-mail message to The Expositor while she was celebrating with other family members, including John's father