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Waiting to see Daddy

Here he comes!!

First embrace in four months

Ignore the girl kissing her husband in the back.I love this pic otherwise!

Together again!

Britt still a little unsure of it all

Daddy and his princess (Mommy is boohooing here!)

Looking each other over.

HUGS!!

Four months apart is way too long!! Especially for a little girl. It was so hard explaining the days to her and that Daddy would be home soon. This day was so special to us, and there were a lot of tears of joy. None of us cried when he left back in January, but we all cried tears of relief as he returned in May. Daddy had a teddy bear from England for Britten, along with lots of hugs for the both of us. It was so sweet to see her reaction towards him....she was a little unsure at first, then she started crying before either of us did. Of course this made us all cry. After a few seconds, she was ready to go to Daddy and she hasn't wanted to be apart from him since. It was interesting to see Justin be able to love on my "Ellie belly" as well. When he left it was a small bump, and when he saw me again it was huge. lol. We are so blessed to have Daddy back home again and are loving all of our time together!!

Bare Island

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Yesterday we all went to Bare Island, NC for a fun day at the beach. The Beach itself is called Hammocks Beach, and is a state park. It is the neatest little beach. You take a 10 minute passenger fairy ride to the island, then you walk the rest of the way to the beach. There are beautiful seashells everywhere, along with beautiful white sand dunes. We love it here because there is never a crowd. It feels like you have the beach to yourself. Britten had fun with her new Barbie kite.....Daddy had fun chasing it. We also took turns burying each other and getting in the water. It was still pretty cold, but we were brave enough to get in for a while. Britten was so worn out by the end of the day. She was asleep in under 10 minutes!

Brylee

No, I did not go into labor early and have this beautiful baby girl. This precious little one belongs to my best friend, Meagan. This is Brylee Paige Thompson, and I am in love!! I cannot wait to meet her this summer!! What a blessing she is. ( I am a proud aunt!)

Using Mommy's Camera

Apparently Britten found my camera, and decided to take a picture of herself. I noticed this picture when I uploaded all of the other ones, and had a good laugh. She was already in bed for the night, so I couldn't ask her about it!! Silly girl! It really doesn't even look like her.

29 weeks

So here I am, in my third trimester. Britten took the picture, and I thought that she did really well. I am not looking forward to the hot weather, but I am thankful that I will not be pregnant in July or August!! So, there you go, Val. You can see how huge I am. :)

Wings over Wayne (County)

My favorite pic

The C-17

In the heat

Wearing my sunglasses, and saying air showwwww

Wonder girl, holding up an airplane

Cooling off under a wing

Flying the helicopter

By the helicopter

My only picture of the show

Today Britten and I spent the day on base at the airshow. Yes....I am 7 months pregnant, and yes it was 92 degrees outside. There was a lot of walking involved as well....but it was worth it. I thought that Britten may not like all the loud noises, but she loved everything. She forgot her sunglasses in the car (all five of them), so she wore mine most of the time. What a cutie.

The Mount Olive Pickle Festival

This was our first year to go to the Mount Olive Pickle Festival. Yes, a pickle festival. They have all sorts of festivals around here. This one is one that you all would know....Mount Olive Pickles. I bet you have a jar in your fridge. This little town in 15 miles up the road and they hold a festival every year where they hand out free pickles and have fun games for the kids. Britten had a blast on the rides. She wasn't scared of anything. I was a little leery to see her get on the swings, but she was insistent. She never screamed, and by the 5th time riding them she was having the best time ever. She also got to get her face painted and feed the animals at the petting zoo. It was a great way to spend our Friday night!

Pretty in North Carolina

Love this girl!!

Not sure of this look
So sweet

The picture for Daddy

Deep in thought

Yes, I will always be a west Texan. I love claiming Texas as my home state, and we will always be residents no matter where we live. Let me tell you this, North Carolina is gorgeous. This is our first spring here, and I am loving it. It rains at least once a week, and the result are these beautiful flowers. Of course, I had to put the most beautiful thing that I could think of in front of them to make them look even better!! Happy Spring!

First shaved ice of the summer

One of my favorite things for summer is going and getting shaved ice. Britten loves them just as much as I do. This was out first official trip for the summer, and I know we will be there many more times! Yummy.