Happy Number One John!

March 16th was John's first birthday! His Grandma Carol(Matt's Mom) came into town for the weekend and it was a lot of fun! We had a little party for him with friends and I baked him a chocolate cake. Apparently he is taking after his Mom because he didn't seem to like the chocolate! He wouldn't touch the cake. I am not really sure who else would have since it didn't look very appetizing! Everyone else said it was just my baking!
I think the highlight of the party was he got to see and talk to his Daddy! He loves seeing Matt on the web cam! We got to talk to him for about 30 minutes! It was also nice that Carol got to see Matt to! I know she was really happy to see him!
John got a lot of really nice toys and clothes for his birthday! It was great to have friends and family that care so much about him! Here are some more pics of the the big day!

Matt's Homecoming

Matt called tonight with some bad news. The Gunny on Matt's team had to come back to NC because his wife had and unexpected seizure. To my knowledge, they do not know why and are trying to figure it out. He is expected to be in NC for a month to be by her side. We are very happy that he could make it home to be with her and their family. They are in our thoughts and we pray that everything will be alright.
Matt may not be able to come home when he was scheduled(middle of April) if Gunny is still here. Right now everything is as scheduled but if something unexpected comes up he may not be able to come home for a while longer. Until then we miss him and can't wait to see him! Please keep the Gunny and his family in your prayers!

We Miss You Daddy!

John and I had this picture taken at the Exchange yesterday for Matt! We really miss him and are excited for him to come home to us! He is coming home in April for 2 weeks and we are all very excited!