AUNT Adriana!!

Finally I was able to tell my sister. The week had arrived and mom, dad and I all headed to TX to welcome home Adriana and share my big news. In typical Army fashion her flight was changed about a million times. We even had to change our flights a couple times. We got to TX on Saturday and she finally landed on Tuesday afternoon. We didn't have much time with her since we left on Wednesday night but it is such a relief knowing that she is home for good!!

So I had thought that making a sign would be a fun way to tell her and as you can see below the sign read "Welcome home AUNT Adriana" I wasn't 100% sure the "aunt" would register since she is already Louie's Aunt but everyone reassured me that she would get it. So we bought some supplies and I got to coloring.

We headed over to post to get a front row seat for the arrival. We hid the sign when all the troops were walking in bc we wanted to take a picture of her expression. So everyone arrived and then the words we had all been waiting for "Families go get your soldiers" So there was a mad dash of everyone trying to hug and find their loved ones. We stood on the bleachers and waited for Adriana. When she got to us all she wanted was a hug and she didn't really read my sign. I know she was thinking "yeah yeah I get it welcome home....come give me a hug" But I stood there till she FINALLY read my sign and you will see below that her expression was worth the wait. It was such a great surprise and I am so glad I was able to tell her in person. It was such an emotional day to have her back and be able to give her a big hug.....oh no I am crying as I write this.

Ok well you get the point, here are some pics below. It was a great day and we are all thrilled that she is home for good and that she will be able to meet the new little one and won't miss anymore family moments.

Making my sign in the hotel room

All the soldiers

YEAH She read the sign. She will be an AUNT in December!!

I had been waiting all year for this hug!

Me and my sugar pie

The Cat is out of the bag!!

Well hello again....for any of you out there still reading.... I am sorry it has been so long since my last post. I lost a bit of inspiration and I also had not been taking a lot of pictures. But I am back and hopefully won't let a couple months pass in between posts. There hasn't been too much exciting going on here except for the fact that there will be a new addition to the family in December. Yep you guessed it we (I) am pregnant!!! As of today I just passed the four month mark. It still seems so surreal to me but we are both very excited.

We had kept this pretty much hush hush because I wanted to tell my sister in person before we starting telling everyone. This presented a problem because she was in Afghanistan (until a few weeks ago) so I knew I was going to have to keep my secret for a while. We decided only to tell a few family members. But now that Adriana is home I am happy to everyone. I was able to surprise her in person and it was so special to share that moment with her. (that will be another post later).

Mike and I are still filled with different emotions everyday. We are both very happy but nervous at the same time. We know our lives will change forever but we are excited about the future. I can tell you one person who may not be excited and that is Louie. I know he will be super jealous but I have reassured him that he will always be my #1.

Anyway I do have some pictures of myself that I will be posting later. But below are a few pics of when we told mom and dad. They were both completely shocked and it was so fun to tell them in person in my sneaky way. We had bought them a PSU tee-shirt and told them we just thought they needed a new one. So I handed it to them folded so they could not see the front of the shirt and when they both opened their shirts it was utter surprise and super cute. They are both very excited to be grandparents and can't wait till December.