Daddy's Home!

The day we have been looking forward to for quite awhile finally came.....Daddy's home! Brian returned from his deployment yesterday and we couldn't be more excited to see him. He has deployed several times in the past but this was the first time we were able to participate in a big welcome home ceremony. It was a little hot and sticky waiting in the hangar for him to arrive, but we were so happy we really didn't notice too much.
Here are a couple pictures of us waiting for Brian to arrive. Jack is wearing his special shirt we had made.


Right on time they drew back the hangar doors and we were able to see Brian's plane pulling up.



Luckily we didn't have to wait too long, Brian and his crew were one of the first people off the airplane. Brian and I were both so worried that Jack would not remember him. We looked at pictures everyday, and he talked about "Daddy" all the time. So just in case Brian bought a toy for Jack to break the ice. Jack looked a little confused at first but as you can see warmed right up to him.



Since Brian has been gone Jack has changed so much. He is now WALKING, saying at least 5 new words, including Brian being Daddy instead of Da-da, has a few more teeth, is doing his sign language that Brian wokred on with him, drinking milk from a sippy cup and so much more. Here is Brian getting a little taste of what it is like to have a toddler on the move.


We had a couple of surprises for Daddy when he got home....


Here is a quick picture of our little Irish boy sporting a present Daddy brought back from his short stop in Ireland.

We are so happy that Brian is home safe and sound. We really missed him over the past few months but we know how much he loves what he does and how important it is. We are so PROUD of him. He is off work for the next two weeks so we are going to relax and hang out as a family.