Two week vacation

Hey everybody!! We had a mini birthday party for Danika last week while Lowell was here. We forgot and messed up taping the opening of presents, but we got the cake eating on tape. The file is too big to put on here so we took some pictures instead. Hope you like them and the toys too. Lowell goes back to Iraq on the 25th at 0900 and will be gone for 7-8 more months. So keep those prayers, thoughts, and care packages and letters coming. Pictures coming soon so keep a look out for them. Lowell didn't take the time to write anything to everyone. He did tell me that he was happy to be back for the two weeks and he was sad to have to leave again. He and Danika played a lot and had so much fun together. We got Danika two super cool toys for her birthday. She got a drum that is not only bilingual, but it teaches numbers, letters, and is just super fun. She also got a sit to stand Activity Walker that is like a piano and it plays a bunch of noises, songs, and is helping to build her confidence when it comes to walking. She is walking great these days and loves to see how far she can go before she falls over or before she gets to someone she is going toward. Anyway she is loving life and her new toys. We love you all and hope all is well with your families and friends.

Lowell is home finally

Lowell got back to the states on the 9th of May at 11:00am. We went to pick him up and Danika wore a cute little Devil Dog outfit. We have had a great time with Lowell being here. Everyone at church is so surprised that he is back and at how he looks. He lost 40 lbs over in Iraq and I am not sure if he is going to stop there. We are just hanging out and having great quality family time. We are going down to Wilmington on Sunday to get our Temple Recommends renewed so that it doesn't laps in November. Hopefully Lowell will write something to answer all of the questions you are asking yourselves about Iraq and being over there. He no longer has to go on Convoys when he returns. Just one more reason to be thankful he is safe. I am going to add a picture or video from our new camcorder, so I hope it works. Stay safe and keep those care packages and letters flowing in.