What to do now?  Richard just Deployed to Afghanastan so I'll be trying to keep up with the blog for him.  This past month we have spent a lot of time together as a family.  We headed down to So. Cal. for a trip to none other than Disneyland.  Who would have guessed that we would do that. . .?  On the way home, we took a detour up to Ric and Lucinda's house so that Rich could have a chance to visit with them and Rebecca.  It was a nice visit, but far too short.  We also stoped by Robins house for a quick visit on the way down to Disneyland.  While we were in So. Cal, we also took a day trip out to the beach.  Kaylee and Marcus loved building sand castles with Mom and Dad, but Nicole did NOT like the sand.  Every time we tried to put her feet down she about lost it.  There was a lot of screaming involved until we allowed her to just sit in her stroller. 

When we got home Richard had a week of leave left, which I really enjoyed.  There's nothing I like more than to just spend a lazy day with nothing to do buy enjoy each other.  We would have spent more time out in California, but with Kaylee in school, we didn't want to take her out of class for too long.  We did manage to fit in a couple of bike rides around base with the kids which is always fun.  It's even more fun now that Kaylee can ride her own bike (without training wheels!)  We spent some time at the local parks, going on walks and having picnics.  That is, until we got slammed by that blizzard.  But, we got some fun out of that by having a snowball fight the day before Richards birthday. 

So, Richard left this morning and now I am here in Wyoming with the three kids.  I'm proud of him for his service to our country, but I'll miss him teriably while he's gone.  Saying goodbye is always the hardest thing to do.  I don't expect it to be easy while he's gone but I know that I have all the support I need to make it through.  I know that most of you are already doing this, but every prayer that can be said for him is greatly appreciated by our family.  We look forward to his safe return in November.