We want to thank everyone who hosted us and for the great care you all showed us over the past three weeks. Even though we got a bit homesick, we really enjoyed all of time we spent with our friends and family. Thank you!
Faye and I finally made it home on August 10th after a full day of driving. We had planned on staying the night at my mom’s after dropping her off, but decided to just keep going home. We didn’t want to unload our bags one more time and Faye was so excited to finally be going home.
It was hard for Faye to fall asleep that first night, because she was so excited to be in her own bed again. I have to say it was hard for me too. Part of the reason we left was to have a distraction from Jason’s deployment. Coming home reminded us that he wasn’t going to be back here for a while. It was definitely a softer blow after being away for so long.
One way Faye and I are counting down the days Jason is away is through a paper chain. We made it before he left, and he even snuck in little messages on every few links. Faye gets to tear off a link every morning to move us one day closer to daddy coming home.
His deployment is also a bit easier with the help of skype – a program that lets us talk face to face for free! We both have cameras in our computers, and we can look right at one another and talk as if we were in the same room. It is a great way for Faye to bond with Daddy and for him to enjoy her even when she isn’t talking. With his camera, Jason has also made a few videos for Faye to let her enjoy story time with Daddy while he is away.
She is so excited to have any contact with Daddy, and especially loves the things he sends her from Japan. Above is Faye in her Japanese pajamas that I had to beg her to take off – even though she was sweating in them!
Faye starts pre-school on Monday and we are both so excited. I can’t believe she is almost 3! She will begin ballet the following week and I know she will have such a good time. The busy schedule will definitely make the next few months go by so much faster!
Where have the years gone? Faye looks tller and cuter.
I am glad you, mom, and Faye enjoy yourselves in Pennsylvania.
I know just how you feel! When I got home from our vacation to America to my house with no husband it was so sad. Love the paper chain and PJ’s. Jason will have to find her some strange T-shirts to wear! Most of the “America type” t-shirts here have really bizarre sayings that obviously got lost somewhere in translation! I’m glad you had a good vacation!
Brook
You’re welcome! We absolutely LOVED having you, Faye, and mom! Please come again, soon! What an awesome idea with the paper chains! Just love that cutie pie in PJ’s!