Catching Up

After almost 10 weeks of being deployed, we are once again enjoying Dave (Daddy) back home! It is always a sweet moment to see Dave coming down the hall after not seeing him for so long. It makes me teary eyed as I watch the excitement in my kids faces and then the final long-awaited hugs and kisses. Maren was a bit more cautious then the boys, but warmed up to him within a few minutes. Since he came home on a Friday, his squadron was nice and let them all go home and come back on Monday to 'in-process'. We enjoyed a yummy lunch at Chili's followed by some quality time back at the house the rest of the day.

The next day, we were able to go to Papillion Days. I always think this is fun to go to. I enjoy walking around the booths and stopping to get some food (sadly, no funnel cake this year, though). But the funnest part has always been letting our kids go on some of the carnival rides. Unfortunately, Hayden wasn't feeling that great, so he sat this year out while Tanner went on the Ferris Wheel and Maren got to go on the Merry-go-Round. They both enjoyed it and wished to go on more, but we cut our trip short because of Hayden (and missed the parade, too).

The following week was filled with sickness for our family. Hayden was in the hospital for four days for pneumonia (complications of asthma), Tanner then got sick and finally it was my turn. But luckily, we are all on the mend and are enjoying our time together once again. Now we are looking forward to yet another trip out to Utah to spend time with family.

Hayden and Tanner with Daddy

The kids helped color a banner for Daddy

Tanner on the Ferris Wheel

Maren on the merry-go-round