I really need to stop procrastinating!

I have to admit, I never thought it would take me so long to get back to blogging...but it has. I have posted some pictures of the past few months just to get you all caught up. I will try my best to keep this thing up now. I am finally starting to feel more like myself since Brad has been home. We all have been dealing with so much including health issues, surgeries, and Army stuff in the past few months which have kept my mind fairly busy. I think I'm starting to be able to handle everything better, so I can think about other things now. Enjoy the pictures and I hope to be able to keep up this blog now!

Post blog hiatus.

Obviously since "the Dad" has been home, I have been seriously lax in updating our blog. I realize that there are many of you that would kind of like to see what the little men are up to these days. I am going to try and update you on the past few months. Although I think it may take awhile. As I think back to all we have done and accomplished in the past few months, it is daunting to think about recounting it all in great detail. I will try my best, so please keep checking back...I promise to have something here again soon. I pray that you all are well!

He is here!

Well everyone...the Daddy is finally home!!! He came home on Wednesday the 30th of April. We are all thoroughly enjoying having him home. The boys are starting to bond with Daddy and I am loving watching them interact. I will post pictures of all our fun and of Brad's homecoming...but for now...this is all I can do...just announce that he is here, safe with us, in North Carolina. Thank you all who have been keeping up with us during this long 15 months without Daddy!

It'll all be over soon!

Despite what our countdown says, we are actually about 3 days away from having Daddy back! I haven't been very good about updating the blog since I have been SO BUSY with the FRG and helping our families figure out how they are going to get here and see their soldier get off the plane. Its a huge responsibility and I am trying my best to balance that with my motherly and wifely responsibilies, but right now I feel like the FRG wins out some of the time. It feels like a full time job sometimes! Anyway, we are just days away from the big arrival and so once life slows down again there will be many happy posts documenting the wonderful day and those that follow. Hope all is well with you all! We love you and thank you so much for supporting us through this long 15 month deployment!

Happy Birthday, Gabriel!

Well, yesterday, my biggest little boy turned 4! I do have pictures from his special day, but I have been so busy that I haven't had time to upload them. I will try to do that soon.

We started off the day with a cinnamon roll for breakfast, complete with birthday candle and singing.

Later on in the day I gave him his present from Mommy and Daddy...a big boy t-ball set and Car movie race track.

We then went to Red Robin to have dinner with the Pelikan clan. Gabriel loves that restaurant! He got presents, ice cream and a round of 'happy birthday to you'. On the way home from dinner he tells me that it was the "best, best, best, best party ever!"

I have been so busy with my responsibilies with the Family Support Group of Brad's unit, that I barely had time to think about anything else. I think Gabriel had a special day even though we weren't able to have a true party.

On another note...the Angel Boys' Daddy will be home in about 2 weeks from Afghanistan! Right now this is our top-end estimate, so we are truly down to the last days of this marathon of a deployment! We will be able to party WITH Daddy soon! I will do my best to update the blog in the next 2 weeks, but I can't promise anything...just keep checking in to see our progress toward D-Day (Daddy-Day)!