Daddy's comin Home In?

We reluctantly sent Daddy off again for a few months, after a super long wonderful break from deployments. This is actually a new adventure for me now that I have FOUR children. Noah was an unnamed little being that just made me tired and cranky last fall, which was the last time Neal was gone. We are actually thrilled that Neal will only be gone two months again, because going into this one we thought we would be facing a 3-4 month-er.

Justin has a really funny way of asking questions sometimes. Sometimes he switches the "when" at the beginning of the question for an "in?" at the end. Lately the question is either "Daddy's coming home in...?" (Which means "when is Daddy coming home?"). The short answer is "In September, Justin.". The long answer for me is "after the fun summer we have planned comes to and end, and then just a few weeks after school starts." It should go super fast this time! However, we have to admit we are already missing him!

As Neal's Aunt Jackie put it on facebook today "We live in the land of the free ONLY because of the BRAVE!" We are so proud of you, Neal, and for all your hard work! We love you!