Well, life has been coming at us like a sack of potatoes!! Arthur came home early on July 28th, and we had an incredible week together! Aden and I picked him up from the airport...and headed H-O-M-E! I stood back and took pictures of Arthur and Aden, but in my heart I wished that I would have jumped in his arms!! Don't worry, plenty of hugs came later!
The first night home, I made a lasagna, crescents, fruit platter with dip, and cake! I decorated the house all red/white/and blue with Aden's pictures that he had colored all over the walls, and had some family over to welcome him home. The rest of the week included a lot of laziness! We went to the river one day, tried camping in the backyard during the 100 degree weather stint (and by 'tried' I mean we went inside to sleep in the air conditioning at about 1am!), barbequed hamburgers, and had a date night in Tulsa where we watched The Dark Night in the imax!! It was so great to have him home and spend husband/wife time together!!
On August 3rd, he left early to report at his next assignment in Fort Sill, which is only 4 hours away. Soooo, this means he can come home on the weekends and we can visit with family! Last weekend I made his favorite, upside down pizza, and we rented some movies. He's on a pretty tight schedule with the ARMY, so he has to come and go rather quickly. Just enough time for me to feed him and do his laundry:)!! We have some pretty important dates coming up, so please pray for us as we go through this journey together!! Arthur is going through some more training and I'm preparing the house for our first move! He gets home on Sept 19th and we start driving on the 20th!! Oh...and Aden is turning 5 next Saturday! Can you believe it!? Arthur and I plan on getting him a super duper bicycle for his birthday, but shhhh...don't tell:)
