On July 3rd Tyler took command of an Air Traffic Services Company on Fort Bliss. We are really excited for this new phase of his career progression, and all the experiences that are in store for us and the Soldiers and families of everyone in F/2-501 GSAB!
Tyler's mom, who happened to plan a trip for the 4th of July anyway, flew into town about an hour before the ceremony was scheduled to start.
It was a hot summer day in Texas, but the everything went very well from Grandma arriving on time, the ceremony being conducted, and the refreshments afterwards.
Rachel was presented with a bouquet of yellow roses to celebrate her upcoming involvement with the Company also. The Christian and Melody got some baby toys while Andrew got some Legos and Sylvia got an Elsa baby doll.
Grandma sure was happy to see her Grand kids again, and they were equally glad to see her too!
Christian and Melody are such happy babies! They love being held by anyone, but especially love it when they are held by their parents or grandparents.
Are the kiddos smiling so big because they are with Grandma, or because we had a big bouncy castle set up in our yard?!?! (Tyler was scheduled to be gone for Army training for Andrew/Rachel's actual birthday, so we celebrated Andrew's birthday while Grandma Carson was in town, but that's a separate blog post)
Melody is such a calm, relaxed, snugly baby. Very easy to hold when you are video chatting with other family members like Grandma was doing in this picture.
One day while Tyler was a work, the rest of the family went to the zoo with Grandma.
We have been getting our money's worth out of the zoo annual pass we got. The kids love going there and find something new every time.
Sylvia inspecting the sea lion up close and personal.
Usually the lions are farther away from the glass, as if they know people are looking at them so they hide. They were right in front of the viewing area this time, perhaps it was the luck of the Grandma?
They just finished construction on a new portion of the zoo a couple of weeks before Grandma's visit. The kids had never been on this carousel before.
There were plenty of other older attractions at the zoo that are still fun though, such as the ever popular face cut out meerkat board.
We are so happy to have all of our sweet kiddos in our family, and grateful that we can still have opportunities to see relatives even though we live so far away from each other.
We are so excited for what the future has in store for us, and very glad that Grandma Carson could be here to share some very special days with us. Maybe Granddad Carson will be able to make the next trip!
