Daddy is home!!!!

As most of you have probably heard by now Jason is going to be deployed. We found out on very short notice, three days after we found out he had to go to the field for a week. He will be leaving for Iraq sometime in February. Colby and I will be driving back to Colorado with the help of my parents. We will live with Bob and I will work at Children's again. We are really sad that he has to go but we're thanking God that he has been here for so long without a deployment (it has been over two years since his last deployment). We are thankful that he was able to be here for the pregnancy and especially Colby's birthday. We are looking at this as an opportunity to save some money so we can buy a house when he gets out (December 2008). I have been on maternity leave for 5 months now and we have had to start using our savings. There is no way we would be able to maintain our lifestyle without me going back to work. In North Carolina the nursing opportunities just aren't what they are in Denver. As usual, God has the best timing of all. We are just trying to stay positive and say lots of prayers for Jason's safety. He is such a great husband and daddy, giving us the best gift of all...freedom.

These pictures were taken when Jason got back from a long week in the freezing field. As you can tell, the boys didn't miss a beat. Colby was thrilled to see his daddy, give him some kisses and show off his new purple seat!