deploying

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It was not an easy morning.  Leave it to the military to have your loved one's deploy on 9/11. Having kids makes you so scattered brained sometimes that you get distracted from the inevitable. Kay and Troy helped but when the bus pulled up and the Colonel said it was time to go,  I could feel the tears building up in my throat. I kept it together except for some little tears but when I was hugging Kay as daddy was walking toward the bus and I could feel her shake and hear her sniffling... It broke me. All you could hear were airplanes taking off and sniffles from all the family members.  Some of the kids( and I use that term literally) deploying with J.T.  are 18 years old. J.T. took one under his wing. I can't imagine being 18 and flying across the world to a place full of sand and people who despise you and plot your death and pray for it daily. Bombs overhead. Rockets being launched. IED's planted on the side of the road. I can't imagine being that young and facing that for the first time. I pray for the safety and sanity of our Troops no matter their age. I certainly am appreciative of their courage and sacrifice. God Bless. USAF Proud

breakfast 

guns

paperwork

running on 4 hours sleep. 

kay lol

love my family

thick as thieves

if Troy isn't clinging to me Kay gets the brunt of it :)

last group hug

she took it hard but bounced back quickly

c-130  daddy's plane

kay took random pics all over the hotel

playing

air muesum on base where the Miracle on the Hudson plane is

in a fighter jet. Grandpa is happy

Cessna 150. First plane Grandpa ever flew

Cheers, LB

4th of july

We had a great day as a family of 3. Although this was our weekend with Kay, her family had a beach trip planned so we missed not having her around. Her stepdad did text us a picture of her decked out in red white and blue though.

Our day got off to a bit of a slow start but we hit up Northeast Park in Gibsonville, NC. It was a 25 min drive and you know who fell asleep on the way there way before his nap time. We had so much fun at the pool/splashpad/playground once we got there. I highly recommend this place for families with toddlers. We had wanted to take in a Hopper's game but they were sold out so our friends asked if we wanted to go to the Winston Salem Dash game instead. We did and had so much fun :) We chased the boys. Troy watched Baby Einstein. Dad's drank beer and we only watched the scoreboard not the actual game. The game was sold out and the lawn was full so we snagged a spot on some extra land they had where there was cornhole and a few food and lemonade vendors. Troy "kind of" enjoyed the fireworks. He didn't nap much the whole day so by the time 9:30 and fireworks rolled around he was pretty tense but relaxed once he was in J.T.'s arms

How fortunate we are for all the choices and freedoms we have in the United States. Happy Independence Day!



Cheers, LB