R&R Part 1: Welcome Home!

R&R is a magically two weeks soldiers have to come home and spend time with their family during a deployment.  I have been waiting and waiting as my friends' husbands came home and FINALLY it was our turn.  We had so much fun! Dallas was originally supposed to fly in at 6:00 and his flight got delayed...and delayed...and delayed.  At least it seemed like forever to me! It had been nine months since the girls had seen him and seven months since we had seen each other. He finally got in at 11:00 p.m. 

*a big thanks to my sister Hailey for taking most of the pictures here. Even in the worst lighitng ever at the Idaho Falls Airport, she got some great ones!* 

Waiting...

Watching for dad

I was so worried if Amaya would recognize Dallas or not.  She saw him coming around the corner, yelled, "DAD!", ran, and launched herself into his arms. 

My dad captured this awesome picture.  I was so relieved to just get to kiss him again!

Our nephew is the funniest kid. He ran up and grabbed Dallas' leg right after he came through the gate.

Mom and Dad. It's definately an improvement over the last time we were at the airport together.  

Abrams

Clarks

We're so grateful everyone from both sides of our family was able to be there!

Dallas finally got to meet his nephew Paxton

Finally time to go home!

A Day at the Park

One of the things I love about living in Rexburg is being so close to Porter Park. We love it! We've been a couple times this summer and two of my sister-in-laws came up one day and we had a lot of fun. 

I'm such a dork, I missed any pictures of Meagan's kiddos.  I did get this awesome video of Amaya and cousin Lincoln on the slide though. 

A Thousand Pictures Say A Million Words

Wow I am sooo behind! Here's lots of pictures of what we have been up to.

My brother Nathan graduated high school last month and my grandparents came up from Texas.  I somehow only got one picture, of Oaklie and Great-Grandpa Breedlove.

The ceremony got very long.

I finally broke down and cut Amaya's mullet.  This is "The Before". I straightened her hair to show it off in its full glory.

"The After."

My little Miss Oaklie is almost TEN months old! Her birthday will be here before I know it. She is such a sweet and happy little girl who always brightens my day.

Don't get me started about putting Amaya to bed. I think this picture speaks for itself.

As Amaya would say, "BAAA-nana!"

Amaya loves to rock Oaklie before her nap.  These two are such good little friends.

Snuggle-bunny

Occasionally Oaklie fights back.

Like I said, Amaya's bedtimes are a nightmare.

And this crazy little girl turns TWO next month! Although she is definately a mischevious toddler, she is also a very sweet little girl.  She is a great little buddy to me who can always make me laugh and she is a wonderful sister to Oaklie.