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| Daddy came home and was off a couple of days so he got to partake in our schedule a bit. My advice to him was to jump on the train or get hit by it! Daddy got to see Brett do Tae Kwon Do! Check out that stance! Go Brett! |
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| Thunder paper! Ready.... |
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| Set.... |
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| Kick! |
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| Great form Brett Man....take that bag! |
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| Reagan was happy to have daddy watching her dance. |
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| Reagan dancing. She isn't loving it this year....correction: she hates that practice is right after school but once she does get there she loves it, which makes this mama crazy! She'll probably scale back next year and just do one dance vs. a combo class, we'll see what the class schedule looks like come fall. She does a beautiful job and really 'gets' it. Her teacher would like her to do it over the summer and do competition dance next year but that won't happen.....wouldn't happen even if she did love it, but it's nice to know the teacher thinks she has the potential! |
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| Addison watching intently......"Mama, I dance like Reggie!" In my brain: "no says my checkbook, not yet!" |
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| The house is ready for Daddy to return! |
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| Scott's flight got in around 1 am........I put the kids to bed like normal then woke them and left for base at midnight or so. |
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| We brought snacks and crafts and games not knowing how long it would take them to deplane, turn in their weapons at the armory and get to us at the squadron. |
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| For what time it was the kids all did REALLY well. |
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| We headed outside when we heard the buses were approaching! We knew daddy would be the last of the bus so we hung back and avoided the crazy mob scene at the buses. |
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| Then it was his turn. The kids took a minute to recognize him with his stocking hat on, then he spoke and the big kids RAN! |
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| Addison was a tad bit shy, but came around fairly quickly. |
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| Brady just kept hugging and looking at him, then hugging again, then looking at him again. "Daddy, you came back!" |
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| Such a relief, far less worrying happening here now. |
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| Coach Rob is home too. Rob is single and his family in GA didn't make the trek for this part so we happily gave him hugs too! |
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| Schmitz Family, together again. Yay! |
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| Brady's hauling blocks in his metal Tonka truck. |
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| He thought it was super fun to zoom it across the wood floor. |
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| ....until he didn't stop it once as it wsa headed his way and it 'bit' him in the leg. |
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| See the new blue pad? We appreciate practical gifts! Thanks to Scott's parents for the Christmas money to purchase a new pad for their favorite toy! |
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| Happy (and safe) jumpers! |
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| I hosted our final Det Delta Whine & Dine in Feb. We rented a room at the rec center, had a potluck and created our welcome home posters!!! Here are Reagan and Brett coloring their posters. |
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| Addison is coloring away and cannot WAIT to see Daddy! |
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| Brady's coloring too! |
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| All the kiddos are working hard on their posters. |
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| All the mommy's are DONE and are ready for this deployment to be over. After we ate and did posters we went outside to enjoy the playground. We love castle park! |
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| Brett and Ryan on the beam. |
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| Caitlin pushing the little two on the swings. Gotta love big kids that love to watch over the little ones.....although Reagan hates that her friends want A&B to tag along, lol. |
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| Brady after the looooong day! |
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| Addison sent the crayon hearts to her classmates, "Crayon" we be friends?" |
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| Brady took Goldfish crackers. "We're O' FISH ally friends!" |
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| Brett made pencils out of mento mint rolls and Hershey kisses for his friends at school. |
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| Reagan rolled Mad Libs pages around a piece of candy, then put fun origami paper around that, then labeled them, "You have MAD skilz!" The sucker was for a friend who has to have gluten free treats. |
