WELCOME HOME!

Daddy finally arrived home on Wednesday!  We are very excited to have him safely back home with us.  It's been a bittersweet welcome home though.  I've had strep throat and J has had a stomach bug.  Thankfully, we finally are all well and enjoying our time together.

Here is the house decorated for J's return.  Not sure if you can tell, but there are little flags lining the pathway and the holly destroyed the balloons. :(

 A close up of the banner...

The guys arrived home to the airfield at Ft. Benning.  The families all waited inside a large building there.  There were big TVs that showed film of their airplane arriving, landing, and then the guys getting off the plane. It was so exciting to watch!!  

Once they were off the plane, they had to go turn in their weapons, complete paperwork, etc.  They had a countdown of these processes on the big screens for us to watch.

While we waited, we chatted with other friends and Alex played.  He had a blast waving his flag around and dancing to the marching band playing.

It seemed like it took FOREVER, but finally everything was completed!

They opened the doors and the guys marched in 'in formation'.  Everyone was screaming, crying, and it became really exciting!  After they were all in, a prayer was said and they were released to their families!  It was SO WONDERFUL to have Jeremiah safely back to us!  Everything there was a little too much for Alex, so we got out of their quickly and headed home to be a FAMILY once again!  I don't have any pictures of us as a family on my camera, but someone else took one for us and as soon as she emails it to me, I will post it on here!  

Alex is readjusting to having Daddy home very well!  They have a blast together....he sure can make him laugh more than I can.  Alex is also very interested in all of Daddy's gear.  He loves wearing his dogs tags and trying to put on his giant combat boots.

Here are the two of them making up for lost time.

Last, but not least, a HUGE thank you to all of our family and friends for their prayers and support that have helped our family make it through the last year.  It's been tough at times, but we are very happy to finally have it behind us.  We could not have made it through without all of you.