Welcome Home Shane!

We finally got Shane home just in time for Easter! He made it home Saturday night. There was alot of switching things around saying he would be home at this time, then an hour later a new time, then the next day it would all change again. Needless to say we are just so so grateful he is finally here, even if he was supposed to be home weeks ago. Tate wasn't sure what to think of his daddy at first, but he quickly warmed up to him. Madelyn has hardly wanted to leave his side, and Bricker's just thrilled to have a nintendo partner! It was the best weekend for all of us!

Still waiting for Daddy...

Like the title says, we are still waiting for Shane to come home to us. His term has come and gone, and yet he is still in Afghanistan... I pretty well expected it to go this way. We do however expect him home soon. I can't say when, and he can't even tell me exactly when. They do this for security purposes. He is doing well though, but he is more than ready to come home. The kids & I feel the same way.

I recently finished my first leather project to give Shane when he gets home. He missed our anniversary, this is what I made for him. They have taken me over 2 months to make! I had lots of help from Shane's friend Jason who had all the leather tools and such to put them together.

I've actually really enjoyed learning to work with leather and plan to make our kids each a pair. The only part that was hard was that I had to stitch most of them by hand. It took forever!! I had to pound a hole for each individual stitch before hand since the leather was so thick and heavy the needle couldn't push through. I got a couple blisters and cut off a chunk of my thumb with a razor blade making them. He better like em'!!!