Happy 4th...

Yesterday after church we all took a 4 hour nap so we decided that we would drive down to the river and watch the firework show after dinner. We knew it would be chaos, but figured we were going to be up for a while. The fire works were awesome... the girls loved every second of them. We were lucky enough to be right under them. When they were all over it was CRAZINESS trying to get out of there. It took us 2 hours to get home. It is maybe 20 minutes from our house if that says anything. All in all it was a good time and the girls enjoyed themselves. I am so happy to have Nater home this year to spend it with us...

Today we have plans to BBQ with some friends and see the fire work show on Ft. Campbell.

Hope you all have a safe and Happy 4th of July!!

Abe's A Daddy...

5/23/11

I can't believe how tiny these little guys were when they were born. We are so excited that they are finally here. From what I understand Ebi did great and there were no complications. She had 2 little boys. We were all hoping for some girls, but you never seem to get what ya want.

* This is Ebi (momma) and the 2 pups *

The puppies are only a couple of weeks old in this picture. Their little eyes weren't even open yet. Ebi is the best little momma. She takes great care of these 2 little boys. We have decided we are going to keep ours. His name is Theodore Roosevelt... go figure right?! We call him Teddy for short. The other one is sold, but for now we call him Winston. After Winston Churchill... I know, I know... you might think we are crazy, but believe it or not, Ebi's owners are the ones that named the puppies. They said in honor of Abe they wanted to keep the theme going.

Home At Last...

*Daddy and Reg's*

After what seems like an Eternity, Nate has arrived home safe and sound!! I am grateful for the sacrifices these men have made! It has been one tough year, but I think our family has learned so much and will continue to learn as we keep on our journey in this life. There was a time in the beginning of this deployment where I seriously thought I wasn't going to be able to make it through. I have learned we are all a lot stronger than we give ourselves credit for. I would like to thank our family, friends and most of all the ARMY family I have made over this last year. Without you all I don't know where the girls and I would be.

The Place We Call Home...

These pictures were taken with my iPhone so they are a little grainy... We have made a few changes since these photos so I will be adding some more pics soon. Just wanted to give you all an idea of what on post housing looks like. We moved in this house in July of 2010. I haven't been very good at keeping up my blog, but hope to keep on top of it now. I wasn't a big fan at first, but once I hung some things on the wall and got our stuff put where we wanted it... It now feels pretty homey.