Daddy's Home!

          Praise God, the deployment is over!  Matt made it home on October 7th, and we have been enjoying every minute with him!  Matt flew a jet home, so we met him on the flight line at his jet.  He climbed down (after a ten hour flight across the Atlantic) and Audrey immediately ran into his arms.  As we were waiting for Matt to shut the jet down, Audrey was actually shaking with excitement.  As soon as Matt was on the ground, she shouted "Daddy!" and ran to him.  Claire had been watching every thing, but when she heard Matt's voice, her face broke in to an immediate smile.  I walked to Matt with Claire in my arms and almost burst into tears!  It was so good to hug him and give him a kiss!  Matt has had a few weeks off of work since his return, and we have been soaking up as much family time as possible.  Welcome home, baby!