December 22, 2005 - John returns after an 18 month deployment to Iraq! We were so excited that he was able to make it home in time for Christmas! (you might notice that we are all wearing summer clothing (in Dec??) actually these were taken when he came home for his 2 week mid-tour leave (we actually didn't get any photos of the official homecoming in Dec)... regardless.. we looked forward to Dec. 22 for a long time!!! Hooray - we are reunited finally!
Fast forward 2 years to Dec. 22, 2007... that just happens to be the day that we found out we were having twins! We had made an appointment to find out if we were going to be a family of 5 boys or add a little girl at the end... SUPRRISE! we got the shock of our lives! I can't believe it was just 1 year ago today that we got the best news ever! (I had the absolute cutest ultrasound pic of the girls that we got that day... but sadly, it got wiped when my computer died back in Oct.) soooo.... fast forward one more year to Dec. 22, 2008 and here is what our little twins have turned into (aren't they little dollies!)
So even though today might seem like any other day during the week of Christmas - for us and our family it's a happy day that makes us appreciate the importance and joy of family :)
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO US!
4 comments:
Great pictures Shandy! Families are great and those little surprises make everything even better! Have a great trip - take lots of pictures of the travel there and back. Merry Christmas!
Happy December 22nd my friend!! Here's wishing something wonderful happens today for you and yours!
P.S. We TOTALLY missed you Saturday night - our party was so fun and there were lots of laughs -check out my blog :-).
P.P.S. Where do you get those adorable hats for your girls?
What GREAT things!! I hope something great happens every year for you on Dec 22nd.
I didn't know those both fell on the same day! How fun.
Look at your boys they looks so young in those pictures! It's amazing how fast they grow up!
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