What a week!

This past week was Holy Week and while we didn't make it to the somber, quiet, reflective services held late in the evenings, we did talk a lot about what happened to Jesus through out this week.  A couple of quick pictures to highlight it.

First the last post, was an announcement that we have a bun in the oven.  I sent this picture out to several people, they did not get it.  And my sister has said that she believes I will keep having babies until I run out of "creative" ways to announce the pregnancy.  I don't know about that....maybe it is her turn and I'll just help her be creative in her announcement!  It seemed fitting with this week and Easter to share our exciting news.

 Palm Sunday. The kids followed directions well and got dressed while I was in the shower.  He adores his big sisters and he had a blast twirling for everyone who commented on his pretty dress.

Easter morning I always make cinnamon rolls. this was only half the dough and we do share with others!

And then, after church, I attempted to take a picture of the kids, it went something like this:

And now it is nearly April 9th.

So, I will write as if it is.  Today marks 10 years since Eric joined the USAF.  In those ten years he has spent over 3.5yrs in training of one sort or another --from basic training to officer training, from boom operator to pilot.  He has also done 9 deployments in support of 3 different contingencies.  He has had at least double that number in TDY's (that is talk for "short" trips such as switching out planes, moving people or equipment to another location or some specialized training, ultimately it also means he is not home).  We have lived in 4 different states, -lived the central time zone from North to South!
The reality is, we really haven't seen too much of him, but when he is home we do our best to demand and monopolize all of his time and keep him on his toes!  He has 6.5 years left on his current commitment but intends to stay in and retire out.  I have joked, that if his deployment tempo keeps up at this pace, his last assignment should be a non-deploying one, so we can test out living together again and make sure we still like each other, before he retires.  :-)

Most people would not consider giving their life to service. When a family man does, then the family is also serving. I know deployments are hard on Eric in ways that are different than they are for us.  We miss him, as he misses us, but we still have all of our comforts of home, friends, and activities. He has a job to do and maybe some class work in his off time, so his time goes by very slowly.  I ask nothing of you, but if you can spare a prayer that our world could find more peace, that those protecting our country are kept safe, that would be great.

WAY TO GO ERIC!  Thanks for all you do!