Daddy is HOME!

Pretty girl wearing her monkey "leash."

Waiting on the plane!

She was so exhausted and hot and sweaty. But it wasn't that bad because this homecoming took place at 6:30 pm instead of midnight like last time.

Aunt Heather and Beau came with us to welcome Mike home.

What a patriot! You can't see her shirt but it says Welcome Home Daddy. She knew she was supposed to be excited but I'm not sure she knew what about.

The most nerve wracking time for me at green ramp (where the plane lands) is when they release the soldiers and there's a million people running around looking for their solider. We just stay put and hold up our sign that says HERRMANN while we wait for him to find us.

There they are marching to see us!

The plane has landed!

The plane was on the horizon here. But ya can't see it, lol,

Trying to keep the kids entertained while we waited. It was only about an hour but it was the most overstimulating hour of my LIFE!

Bailey made her own sign for Daddy. So sweet.

Seeing Daddy for the first time in a long time. It wasn't the best reunion because she was so tired and hot but they jumped right back into it the following morning as a perfect pair.

Finally here!

She finally let him hold her but he just cried on his shoulder. It was very sweet.

She kinda looks like "Mom, who is this guy?!" It was too much all at once, for all of us!

By the title of the post, you can see that we have finally gotten our soldier back. He's been home about a month now and I've been very lazy at posting these pics. We have so enjoyed having him back. He's had mostly light days and he and Bailey have been able to catch up a lot while I'm at work. They are so good together. The very next day he was home she was calling him Daddy and they just played all day.

Bailey is always doing new things these days. She went to the dentist for the first time this past month and got a clean bill of teeth health. She says any word that she wants to and her favorite past time right now is walking her doll around in her shopping cart and waving "bye bye" to everyone she sees.

We are looking forward to going to the mountains with her and Ohio in October. We'll also be starting potty training (for real, this time) the day after we get back from Ohio. I have 4 days in a row off and we'll be spending those days in the bathroom on the froggy potty. Shortly after that we'll be taking away the pacifier. Our little girl is no longer a baby.