4th of July Weekend!

Uncle Kyle came to visit us in North Carolina for the first time.  We took him to Fun, Fun, Fun!

He enjoyed his 1st snowball from Big T's Too!

He also got his first pedicure!

Baxter snuggles are the BEST!

Daddy got home from his 5th DEPLOYMENT!

We got to celebrate his 37th birthday a day late.

Happy 37th Birthday, Daddy!

The girls enjoyed their birthday gift from Uncle Kyle!

We all had fun with them.  

We did our own fireworks show at home.

We are so glad that Uncle Kyle got to spend the weekend with us.

We LOVE USA!

Daddy is HOME!!!

The girls made special signs to take to the airport.

They were even two-sided.

Madison wore her "Daddy's Dearest" shirt.

Jocelyn wore her "Daddy's Girl" shirt.

Running to DADDY!

HUGE hugs and kisses for Daddy!

Daddy with all his kids!

Baxter also had BIG kisses for Daddy.

Care Package from Daddy

Daddy sent us a care package.  

The girls each got a book written in Italian.  

They also got some candies and cookies to try. 

He sent us some sauce and sea salt.

Madison was super excited to get a snowglobe.

Jocelyn got lots of postcards and Italian money.

We loved getting a package from Daddy.  We miss him a lot.  

Our Family

Today we dropped Daddy off at the airport for his third deployment.  It is always hard to say goodbye, but we are so proud of the work that Daddy does to serve our country.  

Before he left, we decided to take a new family portrait.  We realized we didn't have a family picture with Baxter in it yet.  We will all look forward to being reunited in several months.  We would appreciate your prayers.  

Home from Japan!

This morning we went to the base to pick Daddy up.  The plane was running late, so we actually got to see his plane land.  

The girls couldn't wait to see Daddy.  

Jocelyn had a special note to give Daddy.

Daddy is HOME!

The last of the Fightin' Eagles to get home.  

The girls had special decorations for Daddy inside.

He surprised the girls with tons of gifts.

First, we tried lots of different Japanese cookies and candies.  This one is a purple sweet potato cookie.

The girls couldn't wait to see what was inside these cute packages.

Japanese Disney Princess Books

They also got origami bookmarks.

They loved their new Japanese parasols.

They were hand painted.

They also got a Japanese outfit and fans.

They each got a Kokeshi Doll with their name written on it.

Madison's name means truth, rise and respect.

Jocelyn's name means kind, world, love, smart and luck.

Daddy missed his girls!

We love having him home!

Mommy's Little Helpers

We thought we would be picking Clay up from the airport today, but he has been delayed again.  We were all disappointed, so we tried to keep busy by raking up leaves in the yard so that it will look nice for Daddy whenever he does get to come home.  I think we will tackle the attic tomorrow.  Keeping busy helps make the time go by faster until Daddy returns.  Praying that he gets to come home soon. 

Diamond Head State Park

Today Clay went to the Diamond Head State Park.

It was quite a climb to get to the top, but...

the view was worth it.