Daddy's Home!!!!!

A Day in the Typical Life of an Army Family:

1. Get an email that your hubby is expected to arrive at 6:10 a.m., but if you do the math from when they left Hawaii to how long it takes to get to NC then he should be here at 5 a.m.

2. Make the decision to go with the 6 a.m. arrival because you don't want to get up at 4 a.m.

3. At 5:45 a.m. you are on your way to Green Ramp and you call a friend who is already there. She informs you that they are delayed until 10:45 a.m. because of fog.

4. You go to Waffle House to deal with your emotions.

5. Get home around 6:45 a.m. and put your little one back down to bed.

6. Hubby calls at 7:45 a.m. from VA and says they are boarding the plane to NC.

7. FRG leader calls and says they will arrive at Green Ramp at 8:45 a.m.

8. You quickly get back out of bed and out of your comfy PJs to go wake your daughter up AGAIN and throw her in her car seat with her cute PJs on.

9. You hustle down to Green Ramp with 10 minutes to spare. Those 10 minutes are used to make your daughter look like a military poster child.

Then Rob got off the plane and Peyton immediately went to him. She grabbed on to his neck so tight. She wouldn't let go. It was like she was finally at peace and knew she had her Daddy home. She just snuggled there for about 5 minutes (which is an eternity in toddler years.)

So the family is back together again after a long 8 months. This was Rob's 3rd deployment and I'm sure we have many more in our future.

what's another 24 hours

Well...it's not another 24 hours until Rob returns. So a total of 72 hours. He was supposed to be here in 15 minutes, but that's obviously not happening. I'm surprisingly not that bummed. I think it's the defense mechanism that doesn't allow me to get all excited because it never fails that something like this would happen. Fortunately I don't have to explain to Peyton why we have to wait 3 more days.

The best part about all of this is that the mechanic who ordered the part forgot to order the things that actually attach the part. NICE!!! So that added the additional 24 hours. That guy should have to ride in the worst seat on the plane. Gotta love the Air Force!

We'll keep you posted.

Ready for College Football

We're ready for college football. Daddy sent me this Auburn Cheerleading uniform. I had one last season from Amanda, but that doesn't fit anymore so this is my 2nd outfit. I'm ready to cheer on my team!
Go team Go!!! She looks like she's getting ready to do a cheer here.
Put that skirt down Missy!!!!!

Deployment Update - Rob has been delayed 48 hours so his ETA is Wednesday. It gives us a few more days to get things straightened up around the house. Which means following Peyton around and picking up after her. We're anxiously awaiting his arrival.


OH, how cool was the Olympics opening ceremony? Can you say Bad Ass?