He arrived at Baltimore-Washington airport at 0430 on Sunday morning.
Welcome Home!
The darn weather and delays interfered with my plans for meeting him at the airport (not at 0430, but his original arrival time of 1045pm Fri and then 830pm Sat.) So we were not there to celebrate the big homecoming, which made me a little sad - I wanted him to have his family greet him at the airport. But I have to let go of what I can't control and just remember the fact that he's home!
He did have an overnight layover so he was here all day Sunday and we saw him after all.
When the roads were in a better condition to drive on, I went to Baltimore to pick him up and bring him back here. No one told the kids where I was going, or that Joe was coming home.
Right before we got home my mom had Kayla and Lucas hold their 'welcome home' signs... and I think Kayla was so focused on making sure she was standing still and holding her sign she didn't quite know how to act when Joe came in! She very nonchalantly said "hi daddy" but didn't move from her spot! Not the reaction I was expecting out of her at all! It was nothing like when she saw him here and here. I think she was too stunned to react!
The kids loved having Joe here...they had so much fun with him all Sunday afternoon. Sunday night I stayed in Baltimore with Joe and Monday morning he left to go back to N.M. to inprocess and all that 'fun' stuff.
He'll be back here at the end of March when he takes a few weeks leave before heading to Charleston, S.C. in April.
I'm so glad this deployment is over ... now 5 more months to go before we're all together at our new base - Charleston AFB, S.C.!
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Yay! I'm glad to hear Joe is 'home' safe & sound! Kayla looks so big - and so happy! :)
Awesome!!! Kayla's reaction just cracks me up. Like "does not compute..." but yet there he is! Welcome back to the US, Joe! And we can't say it enough...THANK YOU for your service! And thank you Michelle for putting up with what that service requires. It does NOT go without notice and gratefulness from us.
Wonderful! I'm so happy for you all!
Yay! Yay! Yay! I've been waiting for this :)
Welcome Home, Joe!
What a happy surprise:)
oh my word....i am almost in tears thinking of how wonderful it must be to be together again. from me and my fam, thanks to you and yours for joe serving our country...we really appreciate it!
How wonderful ~ I am so happy for all of you!
so happy that you all got to spend time with him. Im sure it was so sad not to greet him. Thankful he is home and safe. I hope the next 5 months go fast for all of you.
Yippee! So thankful he's home safe and sound and that you got to spend at least a little bit of time with him. I hope the next five months fly by.
Yay!!!!!!!!! Praise God! :0)
Wow...how exciting...I know you are so so happy. Seems like yesterday for me not you that he left. Charleston SC...what a beautiful place to live...God Bless you all! And tell Joe...thank you for serving our country.
so happy to hear he is safely home
Oh I can't imagine the joy that you guys must have felt to have him home and the pure unimaginable joy that he had to come home to see his kids and family.
Welcome home!
I hope these next 5 months ZOOM by so you guys can be together once again.
Well, that little video made me cry. ;-) I am so glad to hear that he's home safe, and that he'll be really "home" soon. This five months may be even harder knowing he's so close, but at least he's safe from harm. Welcome home Joe!
So happy Joe is back in the states!!!
How wonderful you had a night together and he mad it home to see the kiddos! LOVED the video...so sweet!
Hooray! I'm so happy for your family! Thank you, Joe, for all of your hard sacrifices!
I just know y'all will want to stop by Charlotte, NC on your way to Charleston. Surely, it must be right on your way!
Oh Michelle, I am soooo happy for you!!
So glad he's "home". I'll have to come back to see the video. Gotta get to bed.
Michelle, thanks so much for sharing this video of Joe's reunion with the kids. You guys are amazing!
Michelle, thanks so much for sharing this video of Joe's reunion with the kids. You guys are amazing!
Yay! Welcome home Joe!!!
she is a daddy's girl for sure! so happy for you that he is back in the US!
I just love your blog! I have been reading it for a while! So glad things worked out!
It does NOT go without notice and gratefulness from us.
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I got all teary eyed watching that!! Welcome "home" Joe!
Oh Michelle, I am so happy that Joe made it back home safely and that you had some quality family time! That video just melted my heart. The kids looked so happy to see their daddy! I hope the next 5 months go by quickly and that you are all together soon (having some fun in the sun)!
Welcome Home Joe!! Thank you for sharing your special moment with all of us. I cried and cried and cried, what a beautiful moment. Thank you Joe and Michelle for your service to our Country!
So glad he is home but you know you break my heart with these videos!! I think I cry everytime I see one!!!!!
Thank you again for all of your service!!!
awwww this is awesome!!!
I am so glad to hear Joe is safely "home" and that you all were able to see him. Best wishes for the fastest weeks possible until he is home on leave in March.
Welcome home, Joe!!!!!!!!!
Welcome home, Joe!!!!!!!!!
So glad he's back home safely! Loved the video and it looks as though Kayla took her job of holding the sign very seriously. Too cute!
Watching that video brought tears, so special to see Joe and the kids interacting like that after him being away for so long. I really do think they were in shock! lol I'm glad that he's now safely back in the States but I don't imagine it's something you can get used to, being separated for so long:-( xoxo
So glad he's home safe and sound! Thank you for sharing this wonderful moment. The videos make me tear up.
I'm so happy he's safely home! Kayla must have been quite surprised! Sweet reunion!
I am so very pleased for your family. ♥
I'm glad Joe is home!! That must be a tremendous relief for you all!!
Yay! I am so happy for you! I hope it wasn't too hard on them when he had to leave again.
How cool is the internet and Skype that after a year apart a nonchalant Hi Daddy is possible?? I think that's an awesome sign.
That made me cry the happiest of tears!
Daddy's home!
oh Michelle, I'm so so so so so so happy that Joe is home safe and sound!!!
Glad your hubby made it home safe! You will love Charleston! We have been here for almost 3 years, there are alot of great parks and fun stuff for the kids and then there is always the beach! :)Great blog, the kids are adorable!
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