CAITLYN TURNS "8"

On August 19th Caitlyn had her 8Th birthday party. We celebrated her birthday at Geoffrey's she had eleven of her friends there. Caitlyn's party of course was Princess themed so she wore her Cinderella gown and all the girls made their own tiara's and they paraded around the store waving to everyone. Everyone ate pizza, had soda and they all made they own candy bags at the candy shop. Caitlyn had one special gift that she loved the most and that was her stuffed puppy from her daddy (in Iraq) Caitlyn says its "soft and oh so cuddly". She sleeps with him every night. Caitlyn had a wonderful party a big thank you to everyone for making it so special.

Billy Leaves for Second Deployment to Iraq

On July 24th Billy left for his second deployment to Iraq. The girls and I miss him very much and we can't wait for his safe return in February 2007. This picture was taken the day of Billy's departure. A curious Cassdy is asking daddy about his weapon and he is more than happy to tell his little girl all about it.

Maw Maw and Madison visit

Mom came to give us support as we had to tell Billy bye for the next seven months for his second deployment to Iraq. The girls had a wonderful time visiting with their cousin Madison and their Maw Maw. They loved showing Maw Maw their new house and their new rooms. Their favorite thing to do with Maw Maw was going to the beach so we spent a lot of time looking for seashells, swimming and I had a lot of laughs watching mom boogie boarding with all three of the girls. We can't wait for them to visit us again. We love you Maw Maw and Madison!