Josh is home! Yay! He got in last night around 7 pm and the kids were ecstatic! Happy Happy House! This just might be our last family photo in our first house!! I look exhausted, which I am, and as usual, the kids are showing no signs of going to bed anytime soon!! Josh was so happy to be home to see his munchkins that we decided to skip the Squadron Christmas party. We were really looking forward to going but it was just as nice to stay at home and get some family time. Afterall, we only have 2 more weeks of family time before he leaves AGAIN! (Enter Patience Here)

Today was a busy day! Noah was invited to 2 birthday parties!!! We ended up just attending one for his sweet friend Neva who lives next door to us. She was turning 8 years old ! Her birthday party was at the Embassy Suites in Charleston. It was an indoor pool party/sleepover and Noah was more than excited! Can you tell?


The theme was Monkey Luau! Everywhere you looked there was something monkey! I couldn't resist breaking out my camera throughout the party so I ended up looking like the party photographer.


Since I am the photographer, it gave me an excuse to not get in a bathing suit and help Katelyn in the pool! Sorry Josh!! My body has no business being in a bathing suit right now! Josh totally enjoyed it anyway! Ha ha! And I'm going to go ahead and warn all that the following photo contains chest hair!

Noah loved swimming in the pool in December! Swimming is definitely his thing! He took some time out from playing to help his baby sister enjoy it as well! Katelyn is SO lucky to have such a sweet soul for her brother!



Katelyn loved putting her swimsuit on as well and they even had a blow up pool just for her to enjoy while Daddy got a break from the big pool! Here she sits with the birthday girl!! I guess Neva hadn't gotten the memo yet that she's 8 years old.


We were so excited to be here for Neva's birthday party! She was barely 3 years old when we met her and now she is 8 years old. I have grown to love this little beauty! It also reminds me that kids grow SO fast! In 5 years we may be having a birthday for Katelyn just like this and that just SCARES us to death! I do not want her growing up so quickly!! We are also not ready to throw her giant parties with boys nor with a million girls!

*Noah and Katelyn not pictured because they thought the whirlpool was too hot. Crazy enough, not all of the kids were in this picture! Did I mention these brave parents were having a sleep over as well?? Yes, they were!!!! I hope they brought some spirits in their overnight case! ;)