Here's his plane as it was heading to the terminal....
Karter thought it was the coolest thing ever to watch the planes and helicopters.
And there he is :)!! He started waving at us I think before he even stepped out of the door :)!! All of a sudden my heart felt at ease.... he made it home safely.
I Love this man so much!!! God SOOOOO knew what he was doing when he brought us together 11 years ago.
I of course had to hold Karter and Sophie, so I was unable to get the initial reaction on camera or video. I wish I could share that special moment. Just watching the kids faces light up as they saw him... and his face light up as he saw us..... one of those moments where you just really needed to be there.
I think you can tell Kyle's excitement here... and it looks like Karter is pinching him to see if he is real *L*!!
Karter and Sophie were very interested in the baggage claim :)!! Kyle was still excited though!!
"Tickle, Tickle, Tickle"
I didn't take KC a Dr Pepper to the airport because I knew it would be hot by the time I got there and plus I knew we were going to get some lunch after we got him, so I figured he'd get one there. Oopsie!!! We ate at Logan's Road House and guess what??? The only have Mr. Pibb :(!! So SAD!As you can see, the babies still couldn't hardly keep their hands off him.
It sounded just like Sophie kept trying to say, "TOYIA" on the way home from Dothan. I tried to get it on video, but I couldn't. Kyle's the one that actually picked up on it.... anyway there's another video of her trying to do it at the end.
Mrs. Hightower added even more smiles to my day when she sent me this picture of Heidi on the Playground :)!!
She also sent me this precious picture of Heidi and some of her friends. From L-R: Liz Ann, Alli Grace, Heidi, Abby Grace, and Isabella.
Heidi went to school Friday. Mostly because I don't want her to get the idea that it is "okay" to just miss school anytime she wants. She was okay with not going and with her Daddy picking her up :)!! I told Kyle that it was like he was famous. We had the windows down as we went through the school line and several of the teachers were yelling at him..... "HEY KYLE" "WELCOME HOME" and of course sweet Mrs. Mikel....."Did you get your cheeks squeeze"? LOL!!! And then we got to Heidi. She isn't big on attention, so she got real clingy to Amanda :)!!! But you can tell by the look on her face that she was sooooo excited. She couldn't stop smiling. She has turned into a Daddy's Little Girl!
Karter ended up staying with Amanda at school and she brought him home later. When we got home, we just hung out and listened to Kyle's "Worldly Adventure". His plane ride from here to Korea was 16 hours, Korea to Africa was 19 hours, and Africa to here was 15 hours. That's a lot of flying!! He really enjoys his new job and we are really loving his time home.
Here's Soph playing "Night Night" *L*!! She's so sweet.... and oh so smart! (Just a side note... no joke... she isn't far from potty training.... I'm so happy!!! I just need one to be out of diapers).
:) Heidi didn't want to take her hands off of her daddy!! Poor Daddy was sooo jet lagged. One tired puppy!!
He brought back some money keep sakes from Africa and Korea for the kids to keep.
Friday night although KC was super tired, he made his little girl happy and we went to the ballgame!! GO BOBCATS!!
Sweet girls!! Aren't there outfits adorable?? Babee made those for them :)!!
Sophie is something else *L*!! Little Non Bashful thing.... and she LOVES to dance!!!
Oh my sweet dear ole Karter Man..... I heard him say "Uh Oh" while standing in front of me... well apparently just while we were at the game he decided to pee an entire gallon!!! So much that it overflowed his pull up and wet the bleachers in front of me. SOOO it was time for us to go! The 3rd quarter had just started.... so I guess the 3rd quarter is as far as we are going to get :)!!
Heidi Leigh stayed at the game with My Uncle Sonny & Aunt Mandy and they brought her home afterwards.
I just noticed this was stuck in here.... this was actually taken Friday morning... pretty durn sweet I might say.
We had him a "Welcome Home" mini party at his moms house. I was a little mean.... I made him a layered chocolate cake with Auburn colors on the inside. He didn't even eat any :(!!!
Look at the sweet kiddos eating :)!!! They had themselves a good weekend. And you can really tell how tired Kyle still is.
This was him during some of the football game.... after 1/2 time we came home to watch it and while Sophie and I were in her room hanging up clothes, Kyle was yelling at the TV and then it got really quiet... and I came to the living room and he was OUT!!! So he got another 2 hour nap.
Anyway.... Karter got REALLY quiet for a really long time... well thankfully MeMe picked up on it. Here's what the little guy was up to.... he had gone through all of MeMe's makeup... it was EVERYWHERE!!! I mean EVERYWHERE!! He had himself a good time!!!
This is mascara on his face.... Thankfully it came off *L*!! He didn't w
ant me to take his picture *L*!!
Here's our Little Bama Girl. Yes as long as their Daddy is here I'm going to respect his wishes.... I am okay with them dressing Bama!!
HAHA And Poor Karter Man.... He is so funny to me. You can tell he is only around girls. This was is Superman outfit... aka "a dress". It was so funny.... Miley Grace came outside and said, "Karter don't got no shoes on" and Karter said lol, "I got my dress on"..... haha!! I busted out laughing. He's going to hate me one day when he sees these pictures *L*!
Sunday after church and after lunch, we went out to Jody's and the kids rode horses. They had a great time. Kyle, Sophie, and I rode the Gator while they rode horses.
Sophie isn't scared *L*!!
Sophie and I had to get a picture together :)!!
Off they go.....
I was so amazed at how little Sophie's legs looked... so I had to get a picture of them. Skinny Minny!
Karter "drove" us back!!!
Sophie Lynne was playing in the care before we left *L*!!
After we left, Heidi rode by herself!!! She is such a big girl!! Thanks Mom for taking a picture for me :)!!
Kyle had such a warm welcome home from everyone. He was missed by so many people!! Especially at church. What's not to miss :)?? I sure missed the stinker. I told him that it was like I didn't want to stop touching him or taking my eyes off of him. He's here. He's really here. It still gives me a whole new respect for Army Wives. I appreciate what y'all go through so your husbands can serve our country. But like a friend of mine whose husband is in the Army and away said, "It doesn't matter where they are or how long they are gone, we still miss them just the same". It couldn't have been summed up better. When you are in love, you are going to miss your significant other. BAAAHAAAAHAAAA Commercial Break: As I am sitting here typing, I am laughing my head off. Heidi was asleep on the couch and she just rolled off *LOL* And then she jumped up not realizing where she was and crawled back on the couch and leaned over the end and layed her head on her Daddy's ice cream bowl and the end table *L* That sooo cracked me up.
Anyway... I am really glad Kyle is home and I am very much looking forward to these next weeks we all get to spend together. He seriously holds the key to my heart!
Anyway... enjoy the last 2 videos :)!!! Kman running in his "dress".
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