Catching Up

God it’s good to have The Misses home. We’ve been busy, is the excuse I would use why you haven’t seen much of us. What have we been up to? Here are some pictures to help explain:

Catching up with friendsIt's been good hanging out with Rich and Sarah. You really learn who your close friends are when you go through tough times.

Wine Pairing with Family and Friends

The day started with a hike up above Alta. It was a beautiful day. Jeda and her friend Nancy joined us on the hike. The Mister was still in Norway so he couldn't be with us.

After the hike we got cleaned up and met up with Mom and Dad. It was a great evening full of good stories, 9 different wines and incredible food to go with it.

Vacationing in Yellowstone with Jeter

The trip started with a night spent at Grandma and Grandpa's in Idaho. It is always a great time. Jeter wasn't able to go throughout Yellowstone with us. So we spent a day hiking in the mountains just outside the park. We were having a good time until we saw a big pile of fresh bear poop. We decided that was a good time to turn around.

Yellowstone was great. We saw everything except the wolves. I would highly recommend going in the park around 7:00pm. There were so many animals, so little people, and one incredible sunset. This view was on our way back to west yellowstone from Old Faithful around 9:00pm.

Spending time with Family

With the summer usually brings Jada's family and lots of time spent together. It is always fun watching the kids in the pool. The girls are getting too big. Now days we spend too much time drinking water from being dunked by them. There are also lots of BBQ's and a lot of laughs.

Jeter gets very spoiled. Kids love making him sit and shake, and he loves doing it for treats

Reconnecting It is true that after a deployment husbands and wives need to reconnect. There have been several tears, and lots of laughs. One of the things that has changed is Jeter. For some reason he doesn't like us to be together without being included. If we ever snuggle up on the couch or in bed, he has to be right in the middle of us.

I'm extremely proud of The Misses. There are things that I wish would have been different, but in the end she did what most wouldn't and I couldn't. There is nothing we can do to change our past, but what we have gone through has brought us closer together and we have learned so much about ourselves in the process.