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The past few days...

Just an update on the past few days...
1. Claire and I enjoyed a lunch date with a few of my friends and their babies. My friend Erin had Liam in June. He, at 5 months is larger than my daughter at 16 months. She was convinced Claire was giving him the evil eye from across the table. Should I be worried? Perhaps an early feminist? Renee had her two month old daughter, Delaney, along and Claire loved her. She kept reaching out to touch her hand and looked quite concerned when Delaney fussed. Michelle also joined us and she is expecting her first in July. It was such a fun date filled with good food and great company.
2. We are gearing up for our big trip to ND. I've been packing a bit each night, but Claire seems to have a different idea of the process. She threw in a couple of "must haves" as she saw them and took out a couple of essentials as I saw them. I found her snow boots laying in her bedroom. I had carefully gathered up all of her snow gear for the big trip days earlier. Ugh! What a help!
3. Chris continues to do well. He had two days of training on the GPS system, which tracks military vehicles on and off base. His days are filled with training, eating at the chow hall and then working out. I am generally able to talk to him everyday which is nice. 1 1/2 weeks down, which leaves us with 6 months to go. Still sounds bad, but definitely better!

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Erin&Joshua said…
Have a wonderful and safe trip to ND and back! Enjoy the family time and we hope to see you soon when you get back!

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