Our United States Marine Ooh Rah

Close up on graduation day of what I call his Marine face.

Dad helping with his seabags to take him home on leave. (He has 2 broken ribs, Perry wasn't about to let him do it, pretty funny when you think he just did the Crucible with broken ribs. LOL)


Heading to the aiport in San Diego to go HOME!


Family Day (on right) with his bunkmate.


Another Family Day shot



Ayden first night with Daddy. I don't think he is happy to see him! BWA HA HA (sidenote: when Cameron had to say goodbye to him Monday night, Ayden said "Daddy, will you be back in a minute?" Not a dry eye. Not one.



At home in his desert cammies



With boys the night before he left in civvies! LOL


Cameron had a really hard time saying so long to this one. He quickly became buddies again with his Daddy. It took about a day then it was like he never left.


Sending him back. :( This was harder than the first time but not as hard as deployment will be.


So long baby boy! See ya in November!

Look what I brought home!!

It is only for 10 days and is already more than half over. The world around me ceases to exist right now.
I got my baby back!

He made it!

He's still our Yankee Doodle Dandy

Happy birthday to my sweetest boy! It's been a heck of a year but I can't imagine the past year without you in it!


I love you, I love you, I love you!!


And Happy 4th of July to the rest of you!

4 things

Whoops I missed last week but today would make the 3rd week so here goes.



This week I will blog about 4 exciting things happening this summer


1. Cameron graduates from USMC

2. Rylan turns 1.

3. Trip to San Diego which coincides with #1

4. Some house remodeling

Four Things

Katie has challenged us to do 4 things once a week. It can be anything as long as it is 4 so here goes for this week.

Four faces that Ayden makes on a daily basis!

Beautiful Day

It was a gorgeous day so we took the boys with us to Owens Cemetary to clean off my Mother In Law's grave. Decoration is the first Sunday of May. I don't know about your neck of the woods but in ours, this is a day for everyone to put flowers and decorations on their loved ones graves. Many were there this past weekend for the pre-clean up.
They have church services and a big picnic. It is like a family and friend reunion. My Mother in law prepared for a month for the festivities every year so when she passed 8 years ago, my hubby and I decided to take up her part.

I took lots of pictures.




Beautiful scenic Hwy 7. We are about 80 miles from Mo.
Helping Papa pull weeds from Granny's resting spot.
The grave Ayden is standing by is my oldest (little) brother's childs. He died at birth. He would be 9 years old if he lived today.


Rylan hanging out in the shade.
This is an old country store, they specialize in canoe rentals to float the Buffalo. In the old days, Perry's grandfather was a guide. He got paid to drive folks vehicles to the end and then drove them back up.

I always get such a feeling of peace when we go up there. It continued all day and I really needed peace right now as many of you know.

We also went to the park in a little town east of the graveyard. I will save those for another entry.

This week Perry is on vacation so we are doing things around the yard and house then later in the week going on a few day trips, some of them with the boys. It will be Ayden's first trip to the Zoo. I am more excited than he, I am sure.