March 22

This morning Andy wore his dress uniform to church. We don't get a chance to see him in it too often and always enjoy seeing him all dressed up. I took this picture of the front lapel to show his badges and ribbons. Both the gold button and the wings show that he is in the aviation field. He has 6 ribbons to show different things he has been involved in: Korean defense, National defense, global war on terror, overseas service, army service and the army achievement medal. The badge below the ribbons is a sharpshooter, marksmanship medal. I've had no family members in the military before this and find all the different medals interesting.

March 15

Homecoming!

This is our family welcoming our son, Andy back this afternoon. He is in the army and has been in South Korea for almost a year. He will be with us for almost 3 weeks before he leaves to be stationed in Colorado. We were a happy bunch at the airport today, in spite of the fact that something happened to a belt on our van when we pulled into the parking lot. My husband and son-in law are back at the airport trying to fix it at this moment. We were blessed to have lots of family there to welcome Andy back, so we were able to get a ride back home.
Left to right: Me, daughter Heather, Bob, Andy, daughter Laura and son-in-law Aaron